Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

Samantha Martin, aka Sam, is a loser. Why? Let's look at the list: 1. The Queen Bee, Gwen, hates her for some strange reason. 2. She has no real friends. 3. And she has a huge crush on a guy who doesn't even know she exists. Yeah, her life is tragic. But when the new girl, Kendra, convinces her to show off her talent for singing in the new talent show, everything changes. Suddenly she has a few friends and the guy she likes notices her. But there is still that little problem number one.