Dinah wonders why life is worth living when the sun is going to die in five billion years. Dinah comes to realise that there really will be life without her, and that she will not live forever. One of her best friends, Mrs Briscoe, dies at 83. Dinah grieves for her loss, but remembers that Mrs Briscoe loved life and lived it to the fullest.

I first read this book when I was in the 5th grade in my school's library. I loved it so much that I stole it.

As she tries to cope with her thoughts about death by writing poems and talking with her elderly friend, Mrs. Briscoe, Dinah Seabrook wonders about the importance of the seventh-grade elections, the school play, and even her relationship with Nick Tribble.

I've given it 4 stars for the simple fact that this book paved the way for the many years I have spent reading. It made me love books, and I love 'Dinah Forever' for that. ( )