If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Mia comes from a very tight-knit, fun loving family which consists of her ex-punk rocker turned teacher father, travel agent mother and charismatic younger brother, Teddy.  One fateful morning when school is canceled because of snow, they all decide to take advantage of the day off and visit their grandparents.  While traveling along a wet Oregon highway the unthinkable happens – the family is involved in a horrific car accident.  Before Mia knows it, she is floating above the scene of the accident and witnessing her rescue from their mangled car.  Mia is the only survivor.  This touching book shifts between the past and present while Mia struggles with deciding whether to fight to live or give up and join her family in death.  This is one heart wrenching story I highly recommend to teens and adults alike.