I also really liked how slowly zac and mia s relationship develops. Betts started writing the novel in 2009 after working on a cancer ward in a childrens hospital. Paperback published in 20, 0544331648 hardcover published in 2014, 1443432652 paperback published in 2014, 3596856612. His calmness contrasts with his description of mia.
Throughout alternating perspectives, we meet zac and mia who are both australian cancer patients. Issued on playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Betts available in hardcover and ebook september 2, 2014 start reading now. Zac and mia by aj betts read by kristin condon nicholas. She has since gone on to appear in several films and tv shows, and has recorded several audiobooks including ashlynns dreams by julie gilbert and zac and mia by aj betts. I can tell aj betts works with teens on a daily basis. The novel begins with zac s perspective, and mondelli brings a worldweary yet hopeful quality to zac.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. For example, on page 25 we get zac s first impression of mia s looks, and on page 5 we get mia s first proper look at zac. A loud blast of lady gaga alerts him to the presence of mia. A loud blast of lady gaga alerts him to the presence of mia, the angry, notatallstoic cancer patient in the room next door. Zac and mia meet in the hospital oncology ward and try to balance their blooming romance with the harsh realities for their illnesses. Betts in the hospital preparing for a bone marrow transfusion, zac, who is suffering from leukemia, is isolated from everyone but his mother and the nurses. He was a great athlete before he had to get his bone marrow transplant. Zac receives crushing news on his 18th birthday, and mia continues to priortise the prom over her health. One set of earphones and one aaa battery required for listening. To ask other readers questions about zac and mia, please sign up. With anne winters, kian lawley, keli daniels, tory devon smith. Zac and mia by aj betts read by kristin condon audiobook. When i was little i believed in jesus and santa, spontaneous combustion, and the loch ness monster. I was so looking forward to reading it having enjoyed the.
Zac finds getting a fresh start may be harder than he thought while mia learns to live as an. When zac and mia by aj betts came across my radar, i was immediately excited because it is an aussie addition to the cancer lit genre and i was curious to see how the book would turn out. Betts, audiobook narrated by kristin condon, nicholas mondelli. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Betts about two teens battling cancer in the same hospital. The last person zac expects in the room next door is a girl like mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. Now available for the first time in audiobook format, a powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fictions most acclaimed and important writers. On the jellicoe road, forgotten, spin, zac and mia. Zac and mia narrators kristin condon and nicholas mondelli voice the title characters, two teens residing in adjacent rooms of a cancer ward. Kristin condon when i was little i believed in jesus and santa, spontaneous combustion, and the loch ness monster.
From there, their relationship develops into a friendship with hints of a romance of two very different kids, in different situations. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The novel presents dual povs, broken into three parts. Zac finds getting a fresh start may be harder than he thought while mia learns. This device of alternating first person narrator also enables the. So says 17yearold zac meier during a long, grueling leukemia treatment in perth, australia. His pacing is slow and measured, highlighting his feeling of resignation toward his slow treatment.
Zac and mia by aj betts read by kristin condon audiobook sync. Betts, kristin condon, nicholas mondelli, llc dreamscape media. Its almost impossible for a book about two teens fighting cancer to escape a comparison to the fault. Later that day, a video chat with mia takes an unexpected twist. So says seventeenyearold zac meier during a long, grueling leukemia treatment in perth, australia. The novel begins with zac s perspective, and mondelli brings a worldweary yet hopeful quality to zac s voice as he recovers. Zac and mia san francisco public library overdrive. Russell banks continental drift is a masterful novel of. In the real world, he wouldntcouldntbe friends with her. In the real world, he wouldnt, couldnt, be friends with her.
A loud blast of lady gaga alerts him to the presence of mia, the. Now i believe in science, statistics, and antibiotics. Unfortunately, i think that my expectations were too high going into zac and mia. Just as zac and mia s communication begins to pick up, make a wish officially grants zac a wish. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Listen to zac and mia and new releases of free trial get any best audiobook free during your free trial. Inevitably they end up together again zac desperate to help, and mia desperate to run from everything.
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