Barely Breathing Summary
Rebecca Donovan

Barely Breathing Overview

"Barely Breathing" is the second installment in Rebecca Donovan's Breathing Series of young adult novels. "Barely Breathing" concerns the life of Emma Thompson in the six months between New Year's Eve, and graduating high school, and her struggles with her biological mother. Timeless themes of friendship, family, and love persist throughout the novel, as well as the concept of free will and what Emma can do to make her life right and protect those whom she loves.