Swati Avasthi





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Swati Avasthi

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Swati Avasthi has a BA from the University of Chicago and an MFA from the University of Minnesota. She has received numerous awards and grant, most recently from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her first novel, Split, has received a silver parents' choice award and a CYBILS award and was named a best books for young adults, 2011 from YALSA. Split was also nominated for a GoodReads Choice Award and a Minnesota Book Award. She is keeping her fingers crossed.


Originally posted at Sarah's random musings, an inside look at interviewing survivors and developing professional distance. Thanks, Sarah, for having me!


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Published on February 09, 2012 08:41 • 24 views
Average rating: 4.13 · 1,395 ratings · 357 reviews · 2 distinct works
Split
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
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Split - Het liegen begint nu
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Swati made a comment on the video: Split Book Trailer
Split Book Trailer
"Thanks, Kara.
My second novel is due out from Knopf next year!

Kara wrote: "Nice artwork. Love the book! I hope you write more!"
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she voted for Choose the first edition I find in a search.
Split by Swati Avasthi
Swati gave 4 of 5 stars false to:
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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Swati made a comment in the group Young Adult Fiction!HELP!!!! topic
""Impossible" by Nancy Werlin. :-) I haven't read this one, though I adored Rules of Survival. "
"They are coming of age books and seek to replicate the state of mind that teens are in (only with far more ability to articulate and wisdom than that...more "
More of Swati's books…
“I always thought saying sorry was more about alleviating
guilt, that apologies were designed for the mouth, not for
the ears.”
Swati Avasthi, Split

“It's weird when someone gets you understands what you would never say not even to yourself.”
Swati Avasthi, Split

“We all screw up. We all wish we were stronger than we are, and not one of us will get through this life without regret.”
Swati Avasthi, Split

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