Summary
Packed with voice, Shannon C.F. Rogers’ I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom is a powerful YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother’s death.
Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and no end. Clothes, church, boys, no matter the topic, Marisol always felt like there was an unbridgeable gap between them t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250845665 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250845661 |
| Author: | Shannon C.F. Rogers |
| Publisher: | Feiwel and Friends |
| Imprint: | Feiwel and Friends |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 208mm |
| Audience Age: | 15 |
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Critics Review
Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, Young Adult
“Readers who relish deep character development will appreciate Marisol’s messy evolution toward self-forgiveness…Heart-wrenching and heart-filled.”
-Kirkus (starred)
“Rogers crafts a fast-paced narrative through Marisol’s powerful and poignant voice. Insights into family dynamics, changing friendships, and biracial identity make for realistically messy and enjoyable character growth that one can’t help but empathize with.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred)
“This poignant coming of age story, told in alternating “then” and “now” segments, takes readers on a complicated and isolated journey of loss, with welcome moments of humor.”
-Horn Book Magazine
“A moving meditation on grief and the healing balm of forgiveness–especially self-forgiveness. I’d Rather Burn than Bloom is a light in all the dark places that healing requires we tread. A brilliant, bold debut!”
-Aminah Mae Safi, author of Tell Me How You Really Feel
“In her smart, poignant and tear-jerking debut, Rogers expertly navigates the light and the dark, ensuring a delicate balance of laughter and tears from her readers. An aching and urgent book about love, loss and finding one’s place in the world.”
-Aditi Khorana, author of Mirror in the Sky
Shannon C.F. Rogers
Shannon C.F. Rogers is a writer of young adult novels, short fiction, and plays. A former editor on Lunch Ticket, her work has appeared in Bodega Magazine and Newfound Journal as well as on stage with Tricklock Company and Lady Luck Productions. She earned her B.A. in creative writing from the University of New Mexico and her MFA in writing for young people at Antioch University Los Angeles. As an educator Shannon has served school communities in Albuquerque, Chicago, and New York City. She is based in Brooklyn, NY.
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