The lives of two teenage girls become literally connected after 14-year-old Amanda unexpectedly dies during a gymnastics meet and Dani receives Amanda's heart.

Fourteen-year-old Amanda is a competitive gymnast, sleek-muscled and in perfect health.

Fifteen-year-old Dani was born with her heart on the wrong side of her body; she's been in and out of hospital all her life.

The two girls don't know each other - and never will.

Yet their lives are about to collide. Amanda suffers a haematoma - a blood clot - during a gymnastics competition, and dies.

The donation of her heart means renewed life for Dani and several other donor recipients.

This is a fascinating and unputdownable story on an important and topical issue. "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" is Jill Wolfson's third book for teenagers.

She lives in Santa Cruz, California.