<P> If I Stay is a young adult novel by Gayle Forman published in 2009 . The story follows 17 - year - old Mia Hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family . Mia is the only member of her family to survive , and she finds herself in a coma . Through this coma , however , Mia has an out - of - body experience . Through this , she is able to watch the actions around her , as friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated . We follow Mia 's stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks . Mia finds herself stuck between two worlds ; the world of the living , and the world of those who have moved on . Mia realizes that she must use her past and her relationships to make a decision for her future . Her options are to stay with her grandparents and the love of her life , Adam , or to move on and avoid the pain of living without her mother , father , and little brother . The novel received positive reviews from the young adult audience , and Summit Entertainment optioned it in December 2010 , for a 2014 film adaptation . </P>
<P> If I Stay is a young adult novel by Gayle Forman published in 2009 . The story follows 17 - year - old Mia Hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family . Mia is the only member of her family to survive , and she finds herself in a coma . Through this coma , however , Mia has an out - of - body experience . Through this , she is able to watch the actions around her , as friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated . We follow Mia 's stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks . Mia finds herself stuck between two worlds ; the world of the living , and the world of those who have moved on . Mia realizes that she must use her past and her relationships to make a decision for her future . Her options are to stay with her grandparents and the love of her life , Adam , or to move on and avoid the pain of living without her mother , father , and little brother . The novel received positive reviews from the young adult audience , and Summit Entertainment optioned it in December 2010 , for a 2014 film adaptation . </P>
what genre is the book if i stay
what genre is the book if i stay
young adult novel
young adult novel