Tin Heart by Shivaun Plozza, 336pages. Flatiron Books (Random House), 2019. $19.
Content: Language: R (101 swears; 6 “f”); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence:
PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ever since Marlowe has gotten a
heart transplant she has wanted to make contact with her donor’s family, but they
have asked not to be contacted. Marlowe
finds her way to a website where donors and donor families can reach out to
each other, and Marlowe puts some clues together to find who she thinks is her donor
family. As Marlowe befriends the sister
of a boy that she thinks donated his heart to her, she starts to feel more like
herself but it is clear that the sister is still deeply grieving.
I enjoyed this book and felt empathy for the
characters. I love the light it shed on
organ donation and the layers of emotion found throughout. There are other side stories going on besides
the heart donation, including a spat with the cute boy next door, her friends struggles
and a little brother who doesn’t follow conventional societal rules. The content includes bullying, a homophobic
character and make out sessions.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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