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Task #3: A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018
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Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge 2018: Book Recommended by a Librarian
This book won the 2018 American Librarian Association Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults, so I took that as a strong recommendation from a librarian. I am a big fan of YA fantasy/sci-fi, but I usually avoid this kind of novel. So I was pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed it more than I expected. I liked the quite stillness of LaCour's writing, her lovely evocation of an empty college d ...more
This book won the 2018 American Librarian Association Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults, so I took that as a strong recommendation from a librarian. I am a big fan of YA fantasy/sci-fi, but I usually avoid this kind of novel. So I was pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed it more than I expected. I liked the quite stillness of LaCour's writing, her lovely evocation of an empty college d ...more
This book. I started reading it several months ago, but I had to stop because it made me feel so much. I did not stop because I did not like it or was not interested in it, but because it amplified emotions I was already feeling and had been feeling for so long. It was actually painful to read it. I put it down.
When the book won the Printz Award last week, I knew I wanted to finish it. I’m glad I did, although it was not easy.
But when a book makes you feel so much, challenges you to press on th ...more
When the book won the Printz Award last week, I knew I wanted to finish it. I’m glad I did, although it was not easy.
But when a book makes you feel so much, challenges you to press on th ...more
There are probably not enough YA books that deal with the actual emotion part of grief. With the messy feelings part. And I was really impressed that it articulated and gave space to the anger part of grief.
Marin, a college freshman, experienced a painful loss right before the start of school and struggles to just be a girl. A girl at school who is having lunch or going to class or even maybe have a crush. But the nice thing about this book is it isn't about those things. It is about Marin. We ...more
Marin, a college freshman, experienced a painful loss right before the start of school and struggles to just be a girl. A girl at school who is having lunch or going to class or even maybe have a crush. But the nice thing about this book is it isn't about those things. It is about Marin. We ...more
Beautifully layered story about a girl who experiences multiple losses and is profoundly transformed by them. This novel was a slow burn and I'm still thinking about it.
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Heartbreakingly beautiful.
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Mar 24, 2018
Astrid Lim
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Apr 29, 2018
Kelly Gagne
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