before i die. jenny downham

"a little bird moves a mountain of sand one grain at a time it picks up one grain every million years and when the mountain has been moved the bird puts it all back again and thats how long eternity is and thats a very long time to be dead" jenny downham

the girl in the book is a sixteen, soon-to-be-seventeen year old leukemia sufferer. she makes a list of things to do before she dies.
how can you put limits on a teenager how is about to die? you can't.
the book is heartbreaking and uplifting at once. even the hardest of readers will struggle not to tear up.
the book is pretty much inspirational and it made me realise that life's to short to dwell on the past.
get up. go out. be different.
is it by far my favourite book.