I'll Be There

Name: I'll Be There
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan
ISBN: 9781520005256

Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan

Narrator: Laura Jennings

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/09/2016

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family

Synopsis

Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite her average voice--is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight, they are connected. Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and protection of a family for the first time. But when tragedy strikes, they're left fighting for survival in the desolate wilderness, and wondering if they'll ever find a place where they can belong.

About Holly Goldberg Sloan

Holly Goldberg Sloan is the author of eight books for young readers, which have been translated into thirty-two languages. Her novel Counting By 7s was an E.B. White Honor book and has sold over one million copies. The mother of two sons, Holly lives with her husband in Santa Monica, California. Pieces of Blue is her debut novel for adults.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on June 04, 2011

Ugh. Okay. I saw amazing reviews on this book, so I was psyched. But in the end, it just disappointed me. I'll start with this, though - I absolutely loved Sam and Riddle, and their ability to get people to fall head over heels for them (except the evil people, obvs). Their parts of the story were a......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on December 31, 2011

I'll Be There is one of the most unique young-adult novels I've ever read. It's about Sam and Riddle Border, brothers who have been moving around with their unstable father for several years - Sam, now 17, hasn't seen a classroom since the second grade. Their lives consist of grabbing food from garb......more

Goodreads review by April on August 07, 2011

When people say Do Not Read In Public, I should probably listen, as it would likely save my mascara. You want a book that brings crocodile tears from sadness and joy, read I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan. This is arguably one of the best contemps I’ve read all year. Read the rest of my review h......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 16, 2015

At my house we call this type of book "And Then The FLOOD!" (nod to Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck). That just means that one plot device after another is thrown at the characters...and that there are several too many. It was ok to read, but wildly improbable and, for a book by a screenwriter, strangely la......more

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library) on April 07, 2013

3.5 stars I’ll Be There has been collecting dust on my shelf for over a year. I usually don’t buy books unless I intend to read them right away, but sometime between ordering Holly Goldberg Sloan’s debut and actually receiving it, I convinced myself it would be too emotionally draining. So I just lef......more