Telling Christina Goodbye

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Overview

Trisha Thompson and her best friend Christina are having a great senior year. Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody, are making plans to attend Indiana University together in the fall, while Christina has already received a scholarship to the University of Vermont. Everything would be perfect if only Trisha got along with Christina’s controlling boyfriend Tucker, who is trying to convince Christina not to go away for college. But suddenly their lives change one night when Tucker is driving the four home from an away basketball game. When his car hits a patch of black ice and overturns, Tucker walks away with barely a scratch, but Trisha is injured, Cody is in a coma, and Christina is dead. Those left behind must learn that it takes time for their scars—both visible and not—to heal. And they must find the courage to move on with their lives.

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Lurlene McDaniel is known for bringing tears to the eyes of her faithful readers. Her expertise lies in the teen drama, covering issues from love to death and everything in between. Here the author once again tells a compelling story of one girl's struggle to face life in the midst of loss and pain.

Trisha Thompson and her best friend, Christina, are as close as sisters. Their senior year of high school is spent preparing for college and hanging out with their boyfriends. But as the four teens are en route to a game one night, Tucker, Christina's boyfriend, hits a patch of black ice and crashes the car. Trisha is injured, Cody is in a coma, and Christina dies. Overnight, Trisha's life has changed. Worst of all, the cause of the accident comes into question -- that night, Tucker's car had been approached by another vehicle full of kids who were looking to fool around. Did Tucker attempt to play their game and lose control of the car in the process? Or was it a truly unavoidable accident? Trisha must face the reality of losing her best friend and come to grips with the uncertainty. A glimmer of hope appears when Cody comes out of his coma. But Trisha's much-anticipated reunion with her love is plagued by one thing -- Cody doesn't remember her.

While the subject matter is serious, McDaniel shows readers all the good in our lives. From remembering those we have lost to looking to the future with those we love, we must hold tight to what we have. Trisha and Christina's relationship will also resonate with teens, as will the close bond between Trisha and Cody, even in the midst of his amnesia. This heartening story about survival and love will not disappoint McDaniel's legions of fans. (Amy Barkat)

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Gr 6-10 Trisha is enjoying her senior year and planning to attend college in her home state, Indiana, with her longtime boyfriend, Cody. She's especially excited for her best friend, Christina, who's been offered a scholarship to the University of Vermont, which Trisha sees as an opportunity for the teen to get away from her controlling boyfriend, Tucker. Tension mounts when the four attend a basketball game together and Tucker starts a fight with a boy who talks to Christina. On the way home, the two couples have a car accident that leaves Christina dead and Cody in a coma. After the tragedy, the story and the characters become less one-dimensional and syrupy. The question of what caused the accident provides some suspense; along with the quick pace and easy dialogue, the novel will hold the interest of McDaniel's fans. -Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Riverside Middle School, Watertown, WI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780553570878
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 4/6/2002
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 235,373
Age range: 12 - 15 Years
Lexile: 580L (what's this?)
Product dimensions: 4.21 (w) x 6.87 (h) x 0.68 (d)

Meet the Author

Lurlene McDaniel has written more than 30 inspirational novels. Her books have received acclaim from teachers, parents, young adults, and reviewers.

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One

During the first week of classes after Christmas break, between fourth and fifth periods at Mooresville High School, Trisha Thompson went looking for Christina Eckloe. She found her best friend crying in the girls' bathroom. Her sobs were muffled and sounded almost like a kitten mewing, hardly the reflection of a breaking heart, but Trisha wasn't fooled. She'd heard Christina cry before. And it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. Tucker Hanson.

Trisha slipped into the unlocked stall where Christina was hiding, her hands covering her face. Trisha unrolled a swath of toilet paper and handed it to her friend. "Here, use this. It's more absorbent than your palms."

Christina took the wad of paper without looking up. She wiped her eyes and blew her nose. "H-how did you find me?"

"When you didn't show up for lunch, I started checking the bathrooms. This was my third stop."

"Wh-where are the others? I don't want them to see me like this."

"Kim and Darby went on to class. Cody's waiting outside in the hall."

"Why couldn't I get a guy like Cody?" Christina asked.

"You mean instead of a jerk like Tucker? That's always been my question to you, hasn't it?" Trisha felt angry. "Tucker is the reason you're crying, isn't he? I mean, he usually is the reason you cry."

Christina nodded.

Trisha sighed. "What'd he do this time?"

"We had a fight."

"Over what?"

"You don't have to talk to me like I'm a child," Christina said. She stood shakily and edged past Trisha out of the stall.

Trisha followed. "Sorry. But you've been fighting with Tucker off and on for years. It gets to me because he's not nice to you."

Christina bent over a sink and splashed cold water on her face. "You just don't understand."

"Enlighten me."

"This time it really was my fault," Christina said. "I ran into Bill Lawler at the library last night. Tucker was supposed to pick me up at nine, but we'd had a fight that afternoon and he didn't show."

Trisha rolled her eyes.

"Anyway," Christina continued while drying her face on a paper towel, "Bill offered to drive me home and on the way we stopped off and had coffee. Someone must have seen us together and told Tucker, because when he picked me up for school this morning he was really upset. I tried to explain that there's nothing between me and Bill, but he won't believe me."

"So now he's mad because you had coffee with Bill? What's wrong with that?"

"I'm Tucker's girl. I shouldn't have gone out with another guy."

"Oh, please!" Trisha crossed her arms. "You didn't go out on a date, you had a coffee together. How can he be that insecure? You've been with him since eighth grade."

The entire class knew about Tucker and Christina's relationship. He had been voted Mr. Most Popular and this year's Homecoming King; she had been selected as Miss Best Personality and Homecoming Queen. Kids saw them as perfect for each other, beautiful people who had been going together forever and who were destined to always be a couple. Only Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody McGuire, knew about the tumultuous nature of the pairing. To Trisha's way of thinking, Tucker was often hateful to Christina, sarcastic and even rude. Trisha didn't understand why they stayed together. Christina could have any guy she wanted at Mooresville.

"Are you saying Cody wouldn't object if you were seen in public having coffee with some other guy by people who think you've got an exclusive relationship with him?" Christina sounded defensive.

"Frank Russo and I go out all the time and Cody doesn't feel threatened."

"You're coeditors of the yearbook. Of course you go out all the time. Plus Frank has Abby Harrison for a girlfriend."

Trisha ignored Christina's logic. "The point is, Cody trusts me. After all the years you've been with Tucker, he should trust you too."

Christina looked dejected. "That's what I told him, but he's still angry."

"Then that's his problem, not yours. He needs to get over it, cut you some slack."

"There are other things too." Christina fished in her purse for lip gloss. "I've been accepted at the University of Vermont--"

"But that's wonderful," Trisha interrupted.

Christina smiled for the first time. "Mom and Dad think so too, especially since it came with a ten-thousand-dollar scholarship."

Trisha was speechless. She'd always known Christina was smart, but this really proved it.

"It's Dad's alma mater, so he really wants me to go there," Christina added.

"So why wouldn't you?"

"Tucker hates the idea. He can't accept that I would go so far from Indiana, or him. He's really bummed out about it. He wants me to go someplace in-state, like IU."

Indiana University at Indianapolis was a good hundred and fifty miles from Mooresville, a midsized town in the middle of nowhere. Trisha had moved to Mooresville with her parents and kid brother five years before when her father, an insurance agent, had taken over the job of area manager for his company. To Trisha, after having lived in a sprawling suburb of Chicago all her life, Mooresville had seemed like the most boring place on earth. When Christina had befriended her in seventh grade, that had made all the difference. Then, when they'd both started at the high school, Trisha met Cody, and having him for a boyfriend for two years had turned Mooresville into the center of the universe.

"How can Tucker expect you to change your plans--your future--for him? Why doesn't he change his plans for you?" Trisha asked.

First Chapter

One

During the first week of classes after Christmas break, between fourth and fifth periods at Mooresville High School, Trisha Thompson went looking for Christina Eckloe. She found her best friend crying in the girls' bathroom. Her sobs were muffled and sounded almost like a kitten mewing, hardly the reflection of a breaking heart, but Trisha wasn't fooled. She'd heard Christina cry before. And it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. Tucker Hanson.

Trisha slipped into the unlocked stall where Christina was hiding, her hands covering her face. Trisha unrolled a swath of toilet paper and handed it to her friend. "Here, use this. It's more absorbent than your palms."

Christina took the wad of paper without looking up. She wiped her eyes and blew her nose. "H-how did you find me?"

"When you didn't show up for lunch, I started checking the bathrooms. This was my third stop."

"Wh-where are the others? I don't want them to see me like this."

"Kim and Darby went on to class. Cody's waiting outside in the hall."

"Why couldn't I get a guy like Cody?" Christina asked.

"You mean instead of a jerk like Tucker? That's always been my question to you, hasn't it?" Trisha felt angry. "Tucker is the reason you're crying, isn't he? I mean, he usually is the reason you cry."

Christina nodded.

Trisha sighed. "What'd he do this time?"

"We had a fight."

"Over what?"

"You don't have to talk to me like I'm a child," Christina said. She stood shakily and edged past Trisha out of the stall.

Trisha followed. "Sorry. But you've been fighting with Tucker off and on for years. It gets to me because he'snot nice to you."

Christina bent over a sink and splashed cold water on her face. "You just don't understand."

"Enlighten me."

"This time it really was my fault," Christina said. "I ran into Bill Lawler at the library last night. Tucker was supposed to pick me up at nine, but we'd had a fight that afternoon and he didn't show."

Trisha rolled her eyes.

"Anyway," Christina continued while drying her face on a paper towel, "Bill offered to drive me home and on the way we stopped off and had coffee. Someone must have seen us together and told Tucker, because when he picked me up for school this morning he was really upset. I tried to explain that there's nothing between me and Bill, but he won't believe me."

"So now he's mad because you had coffee with Bill? What's wrong with that?"

"I'm Tucker's girl. I shouldn't have gone out with another guy."

"Oh, please!" Trisha crossed her arms. "You didn't go out on a date, you had a coffee together. How can he be that insecure? You've been with him since eighth grade."

The entire class knew about Tucker and Christina's relationship. He had been voted Mr. Most Popular and this year's Homecoming King; she had been selected as Miss Best Personality and Homecoming Queen. Kids saw them as perfect for each other, beautiful people who had been going together forever and who were destined to always be a couple. Only Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody McGuire, knew about the tumultuous nature of the pairing. To Trisha's way of thinking, Tucker was often hateful to Christina, sarcastic and even rude. Trisha didn't understand why they stayed together. Christina could have any guy she wanted at Mooresville.

"Are you saying Cody wouldn't object if you were seen in public having coffee with some other guy by people who think you've got an exclusive relationship with him?" Christina sounded defensive.

"Frank Russo and I go out all the time and Cody doesn't feel threatened."

"You're coeditors of the yearbook. Of course you go out all the time. Plus Frank has Abby Harrison for a girlfriend."

Trisha ignored Christina's logic. "The point is, Cody trusts me. After all the years you've been with Tucker, he should trust you too."

Christina looked dejected. "That's what I told him, but he's still angry."

"Then that's his problem, not yours. He needs to get over it, cut you some slack."

"There are other things too." Christina fished in her purse for lip gloss. "I've been accepted at the University of Vermont--"

"But that's wonderful," Trisha interrupted.

Christina smiled for the first time. "Mom and Dad think so too, especially since it came with a ten-thousand-dollar scholarship."

Trisha was speechless. She'd always known Christina was smart, but this really proved it.

"It's Dad's alma mater, so he really wants me to go there," Christina added.

"So why wouldn't you?"

"Tucker hates the idea. He can't accept that I would go so far from Indiana, or him. He's really bummed out about it. He wants me to go someplace in-state, like IU."

Indiana University at Indianapolis was a good hundred and fifty miles from Mooresville, a midsized town in the middle of nowhere. Trisha had moved to Mooresville with her parents and kid brother five years before when her father, an insurance agent, had taken over the job of area manager for his company. To Trisha, after having lived in a sprawling suburb of Chicago all her life, Mooresville had seemed like the most boring place on earth. When Christina had befriended her in seventh grade, that had made all the difference. Then, when they'd both started at the high school, Trisha met Cody, and having him for a boyfriend for two years had turned Mooresville into the center of the universe.

"How can Tucker expect you to change your plans--your future--for him? Why doesn't he change his plans for you?" Trisha asked.

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Anonymous

Posted October 19, 2011

highly recommended

The book "Telling Christina Goodbye" by Lurlene McDaniel is a fictional novel about dealing with the death of a loved one and how to handle the effects of a tragic event. In this book the characters learn that grief, as hard as it may be, makes you stronger as a person. This story is sad and really makes you think about life in general, whether you live or die is a big difference. This book had a lot of conflicts. One major conflict that goes on throughout the whole story is grief, all of the characters deal with the death of someone close. An event that deals with this conflict was when the car accident happened. One night four friends (Trisha, Christina, Cody and Tucker) were on their way home from a basketball game. The ground was very icy and only one of the four friends, Tucker, had their seatbelt on. Another car kept trying to mess around with them and wouldn't let them pass. When tucker finally passed, the car hit a patch of ice and went flying. Trisha woke up and the only person from the car she found was tuckers, who seemed to be perfectly fine besides the fact he was a bit shaken up. He went with her in the ambulance and the whole time Trisha was desperately trying to figure out what had just happened. Another event that goes along with the conflict was when Trisha went to Christina's wake. Tucker told Trisha that he would meet her at the funeral home but she didn't see him so she went in by herself. As soon as she walked in, Christina's mom spotted her and brought her to her daughter's coffin. Trisha got upset so she walked into another room which was right when she saw tucker. Only minutes later Christina's dad came yelling and screaming for tucker to leave, he didn't want to start trouble so he left. A final even from the story that shows how grief makes you stronger was when Trisha found out about her boyfriend Cody's condition. When her mom finally let her go to the hospital to see Cody, he was in a coma. The day he came out of his coma, Trisha rushed to the hospital. She ran into his room without listening to his mom and to her surprise, he had no idea who she was. Trisha waited until Cody's mom said it was okay to come over and see him. Cody didn't fully remember anything and only knew bits and pieces of memories. She was patient and took it day by day with Cody waiting and seeing if he would ever fully recover. Sometimes grief takes a long time to go away, but with the support of other it's easier to heal than if you were alone. I really like this book; it makes me think about how lucky I am to be alive. The themes in this book such as grief, romance and survival really make me want to keep reading. This book taught me that no matter how hard things can get and how bad they may hurt, they will always have a way of getting better. I felt as if I was one of the characters and I was dealing with everything they were dealing with. I would recommend this book to someone over the age of 13. This book is a learning experience within a story.

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Posted April 3, 2012

I love this book

I love this
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Posted March 22, 2012

Absolutely amazing.

Sooo soo good. I love Lurlene McDaniel and all if her books. This was a great read that made me think about how my life could change in an instant.
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Posted February 6, 2012

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This book was amazing it Is such a god read i have read it 13 times and cried every one such a touching story it really teaches the effets of teen driving saftey and remember your seatbelt . I would reccomend this book for ages 12 and up because of relationship issues and older content
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Posted January 27, 2012

Awesome

This book is one of my ABSOLUTE FAVS!!! It's amazing!!!
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Posted January 12, 2012

An Amazing Read!

Telling Christina GoodBye is an amazing book, it teaches us not to take one another for granted and to see how lucky we truly are to have our friends and family. In the book Telling Christina GoodBye four teen friends, Christina, her over controlling boy friend Tucker, Trisha, and her boy friend Cody, on their way back from a basketball game, get into a car accident that can change their lives forever. When Trisha finds out that her best friend Christina is dead and her boy friend Cody is in a coma without knowing when and if Cody will come out of his coma, is forced to try to move on. But Trisha still not remembering exactly what happened from the accident and trying to figure out why it is that she, Christina, and Cody were all hurt but Tucker barely harmed at all. Was the car accident really an accident? This realistic fiction book was a great. I really think that this book is a great Read because it makes us feel for Trisha and Tucker, and it has a bit of mystery to the book which keeps you wondering what really happened. This book is a little sad with a bit of mystery. If you like sitting on the edge waiting to see what is going to happen this book is for you!
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Posted January 10, 2012

Loved it but it made me cry

I cried at the end of this book because it was kind of sad! Read it! Its such an awesome book! =} =^]
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Posted December 26, 2011

Need to read

It makes me feeel sad
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Posted November 22, 2011

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Great book! Very realistic and at the same time hard-hitting. Lurlene McDaniel is my favorite author, and I think that this is one of my favorite books I read so far. In my opinion Telling Christina Goodbye was a really good book. And something that I personally learned from reading it was that ¿while people don¿t get to choose what life gives to them, they do get to choose how they respond.¿ This book made me realize that sometimes we do things that hurt others either with our words or actions. We might think that there will be plenty of time for us to change, and impact the lives of other people. But in reality we never know when our lives and someone very special can be changed forever. Then, it might already be too late to regret something. I know that it is awful and very painful to lose someone you loved so much. ¿Of course it isn¿t fair. But don¿t beat yourself up trying to figure out why it happened.¿ Bad thing happen. And it takes time for our aching scars to heal. I also learned that blaming somebody and being so down on yourself won¿t change anything. We must ¿Just accept that it happened and there was nothing you could have done to stop it.¿ This book speaks to us some good life lessons. And it is definitely worth reading again!
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Posted August 19, 2011

Another Must Read from Lurlene McDaniel

This is by far the best Lurlene McDaniel book I have ever read. I would recomend it to anyone that is looking for an all-around good book. Although, I would recomend having tissues near by because every time I read this I cry because of how sad the storyline is.
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Posted June 11, 2011

Amazing++but+very+sad

I+enjoy+Lurlene%27s+stories+and+have+cried+in+many+of+them%2C+but+in+this+one+I+cried+the+most.+If+you+like+a+good+story+that+is+a+tear+jerker+with+a+few+touches+of+romance+this+book+is+for+you%21%0A
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Posted April 15, 2011

sad but a good book

it made me cry but i think it is a good book
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Posted March 10, 2011

great book

I liked the book and it was awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Posted October 5, 2009

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made me cry a river

this book was so sad i cried so much i felt so bad 4 all of dem even Tucker. i gav diz book 1 star 4 thrilling vuz there isnt anything thrilling about something so sad n i wudnt reed a book lk diz just for fun so dats y i gave just for fun only 1 star. i finished this book in 2 days n it felt so good 2 cry i luv diz book n recommend this to any1
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Posted July 13, 2009

well...all i can say is OH MY GOSH

this book was amazing! i read it so quick! be sure to have the tissues waiting ...you'll cry like a baby trust me!! but overall it's great
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Posted June 24, 2009

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so sad

this book was over powering and I read it all in one night and let me say that it is Unforgettable.......... I was lot for words, speachless if you will. I read right through it I couldn't believe what I had just read... I also cried a lot.... It was sooo real... maybe cause it was.......
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Posted May 21, 2009

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realistic

-"Telling Christina Goodbye" is a teen novel based on real life conflict. This novel addresses the issues for 13+ about being in an abusive relationship, peer pressure & death. It starts out when Trisha, her boyfriend Cody, Trisha's best friend Christina and her boyfriend Tucker are living the life of young adults. Even though Tucker treats Christina like gold & dirt all at once, she still cherishes him with all her heart. But what happens next might not be the regular high school dream. The characters who are Trisha, Christina, Cody, Tucker, Frank & Abby who are your regular high school students. Trisha, Christina, Cody & Tucker plan to hang out at a basketball game one night, but end up going home early because of Tuckers' jealousy. They end up hitting a patch of black ice on the way home. One is injured; another in a coma, one with barely and scratch & the other faces death. A few books related to the same genre are "I Want to Live" by Lurlene McDaniel & "Keeping the Moon" by Sarah Dessen.So what will happen when these four high school students go from planning college to funerals or make-up tests for the end of the term exams? Read "Telling Christina Goodbye" and find out.
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Posted May 12, 2009

This is a wonderful book!

I liked this book alot because it was a kind of book that could happen to anyone. This was a book that made me bawl my eyes out! The characters were like characters you would find anywhere. This was an amazing book that anyone would like. You should read it!
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Anonymous

Posted August 5, 2008

speechless..................

this is one of the best books i have ever read. lurlene mcdaniel is my favorite author! and when i read this book i was about to cry i felt really bad for trisha tucker cody and christina this is a really sad book but i love sad books!u should read it.
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Posted August 11, 2008

have a box of tissuses with you

i litterly cried through the whole book. it was sad even though i knew what was going to happen.but it still is an amazing book! read it!!!!!!!
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