Searching for David's Heart is a young-adult novel by Cherie Bennett.

[edit] Plot summary

Darcy Deeton is a twelve-year-old girl who loves her older brother, David. After becoming jealous when he falls in love with Jayne Evans, Darcy inadvertently leads David to his death in a car accident. The Deetons decide to donate David's most important organ, his heart. Darcy is so guilt-ridden about his death that she is determined to find the person who has his heart so she can find some closure. Darcy embarks on a wild adventure with her best friend, Sam.

[edit] Adaptation

Searching for David's Heart was made into a made-for-TV movie that premiered on ABC Family in 2004. It is about a teenage girl, Darcy Deeton (played by Danielle Panabaker), who is dealing with the death of her brother, David. She goes on a journey with her best friend Sam (played by Ricky Ullman) to find the person who received David's heart. In the movie, Darcy's brother is killed in a car accident on his sister, Darcy's birthday. Darcy's mother and father decide to donate his heart to a transplant organization. She and her best friend, Sam, set out on a quest to find the person who got his heart to see if he has any of the characteristics of her brother. It is adapted from the novel of the same name published by Scholastic in 1998. The author is a screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune and other Copley newspapers.

[edit] References

• Cherie Bennett. Searching for David's Heart. (1998) ISBN 0590306731

[edit] External links

• Searching for David's Heart at the Internet Movie Database

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