The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his meaningless life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: Why was I here?

Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 09/23/2003
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780786868711
Age Range: 18-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 74597 / Five People You Meet in Heaven


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2003 pg. 55
Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 5
Library Journal 09/15/2003 pg. 89
Entertainment Weekly 12/26/2003 pg. 153

About the Author
Mitch Albom is an author, playwright, and screenwriter who has written seven books, including the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, the bestselling memoir of all time. His first novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, was an instant number one New York Times bestseller that has since sold more than six million copies worldwide. Both books were made into acclaimed TV films. Mitch also works as a columnist and a broadcaster, and serves on numerous charitable boards. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.