Thursday, November 10, 2011

Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall

I recently started reading the book "Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall." I found this book when I looked on the back and it seemed a lot like the book I just read, "Elsewhere." In both of these books, there is a girl and she is dead. She is trying to figure out where she is in both books. In "Elsewhere," a girl named Liz is on a boat and ends up in a place called Elsewhere. But in "Heaven Looks a Lot like the Mall," the girl Tessa is in her hometown mall. Tessa realizes right away that she is dead because she remembers that she was playing dodgeball and she didn't duck before ball hit her and snapped her neck. But in "Elsewhere," it takes a long time to figure out Liz is dead because she was hit by a car and her death came fast. In "Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall," Tessa is wondering why she is in the mall by her house. She realizes that nobody is there, but she goes to the hot dog stand and a hot is right there, waiting for her with her name on it. Then she wonders if the mall is heaven for her because both of her parents work there on earth and she loves it. But then her dad's heaven would be a bowling alley because he loves bowling. But then she goes to bed and wakes up laying in a hospital, and then a couple seconds later she is in the mall again. She keeps getting visions that she is in the hospital. Then when she is in the mall, she goes out to look for somebody. She finds a boy and asks if she is half-dead because she is healthy and normal in the mall, but hospitalized on earth. So she thinks she is half-dead because she is in heaven but still sick on earth.
The book Heaven looks a lot like the mall is by Wendy Mass. I think this book will get very good and can't wait to finish it

4 comments:

  1. Danielle, this sounds like a great book, i really like the idea of it, how she's basically in heaven. Tessa can probably can do what ever she wants rite? I would definitely like to read this someday, i have read 11 birthdays by wendy mass and it was really good! great job at explaining ths
    alexandra

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  2. I have heard of this book! Unfortunately I didn't know what it was about. I know a lot of people probably say they want to borrow a book, but never follow up on it. Danielle, when you are done, be prepared to lend this to me. I have also read a few books by Wendy Mass and she is a great author, but I have never read a book from the perspective of a girl that is partially dead. Great description!
    Imaan :)

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  3. Danielle,
    great book suggestion! I want to read the book know. I like how you explained the girl's role and what she is trying to accomplish!
    thanks for letting me comment on your blog!
    -Elena

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  4. Danielle,
    I really liked the way you described the situation Tessa is in.
    I really want to read this novel!
    Great suggestion!
    I can't wait to read your next blog post!
    -Yasmine

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