One Last Chance to Live, Francisco X. Stork
One Last Chance to Live, Francisco X. Stork
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One Last Chance to Live

Author: Francisco X. Stork

Narrator: Christian Barillas

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2024

Synopsis

What would you do if you had one last summer to live? Nico has always believed in his dreams. Especially the dream he has of becoming a writer; it's the reason why he started taking a creative writing class his senior year of high school. But then Nico has a dream about his own funeral. A dream that feels too real to ignore.In it, Rosario is beckoning to him. Rosario was Nico's neighbor, his best friend's girlfriend, and his inspiration. She was also the girl that Nico was in love with. And Rosario died last year.Nico becomes obsessed with figuring out what Rosario was trying to say to him, and how she died. Surely if he can make sense of her death, he can find a way to prevent his own?But at the same time, Nico's mom is sick, and his brother is falling down a bad path with a local gang. Nico knows it's on him to step up and take care of his family -- but how can he keep it together when, like Rosario, he sees how easy it might be to just let go of it all.This searingly beautiful and hopeful novel is about the search for a life of meaning and creativity, while also accepting the flawed life that we're given. It's a love story between a teen boy and the girl who still haunts his dreams.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Izel on January 25, 2025

Like 2.5 stars. I didn't really care for the characters in this book. And didn't really like Nico like at all. He was kind of a jerk. Like all around. I probably wouldn't have finished this if it wasn't required for class.......more

Goodreads review by The on October 19, 2024

This is an Authorial short story book review: The evening sun cast long shadows across Francisco's cluttered desk as he sat, fingers hovering over the keyboard. The white page on his laptop screen waited, expectant. This was the moment he would breathe life into his latest novel, “One Last Chance to......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on June 13, 2024

Thank you Netgalley and Scholastic for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! Francisco X. Stork’s latest novel, "One Last Chance to Live," is a compelling exploration of hope, despair, and the search for meaning in the face of life's relentless challenges. The story revolves around Nico, an aspir......more

Goodreads review by Akansha on September 03, 2024

3.75 One last chance to live is a novel written in the form of journal entries recorded by Nico, an almost 18 year old kid whose life is falling apart. He is still not over the death of his best friend's deceased gf who died of overdose also the girl he was in love with. Add to it a terminally I'l......more

Goodreads review by Mrs. Kenyon on August 24, 2024

Nico wants to be a writer. He is taking a creative writing class at school and can feel the book inside him. After having a dream about his funeral, he begins to wonder if he is going to die young. It doesn’t help that his best friend’s girlfriend died the year before, especially since he was secret......more

Quotes

Praise for I Am Not Alone:A Junior Library Guild Selection★ "An affecting, deeply emotional story. An important book." -- Booklist, starred review★ "Alberto's suspected schizophrenia makes him heartbreakingly susceptible to both the best and worst of humanity. An illuminatingly powerful story about mental illness, young love, faith, and hope." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "This taut and suspensefully plotted emotional drama offers a nuanced, poignant story of friendship in the face of adversity." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review"The narrative's high-stakes conflicts are front and center, [but] it's the sheer sweetness of Alberto and Grace's love story that sets the tone of this hopeful read." -- Publishers Weekly"An intricate hunt for truth through the maze of mental illness. Stork's resonating, empathic fiction once again provides audiences with convincing reasons to believe 'I am not alone.'" -- Shelf Awareness

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