Kat Hall (If I Stay, by Gayle Forman)Read about the other entries on the list.
Kat may meet a tragic end early in the book, but there’s plenty of flashbacks to make clear she was one of the coolest moms ever. I mean, the woman makes a joke about a Yo-Yo Ma mosh pit and sneaks her daughter into a casino. If that doesn’t make you want to draw up an “I love you” card with your best crayons for her to proudly hang on the fridge, nothing will.
The Page 69 Test: If I Stay.
--Marshal Zeringue