''Saving Zoë'' is a 2007 fiction book written by

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. The book's plot follows a fifteen-year-old girl named Echo who is coping with the murder of her older sister, Zoe. Everything changes when Zoe's boyfriend shows Zoe's diary to Echo. The book was adapted into a film in 2019.

Reception

Amy Alessio of ''Teenreads'' wrote, "Zoe’s diary will reach the emotions of readers of Alyson Noel’s moving and compelling novel while bringing peace and understanding to Echo." ''Books With Bite'' wrote, "Beautifully written and strongly proposed, this book will grab you at your heart." Zoë Byrne of ''Seven Ponds'' wrote, "In Saving Zoë, Noël poignantly blends twinkles of humor from more typical teen trysts, such as navigating through all of the confusing moments with first experiences of love and dealing with difficult parents, to heart-wrenching moments where an overwhelming amount grief, loneliness and sadness consume Echo’s daily functioning in the days right before and months right after the first anniversary of Zoë’s death."

Film adaptation

In 2019 the book was adapted into a film of the same name; starring

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and

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2007 American novels American young adult novels American novels adapted into films