Summary
In this lyrical, heartwrenching story about a forbidden first love, a teen seeks the courage to care for another girl despite her small town’s bigotry and her father’s violent threats.
Growing up in conservative small-town New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Mara was never given the choice to be different. Her parents—an abusive, close-minded father and a detached alcoholic mother—raised Mara to be like all the other girls in Barnaby: God-fearing, churchgoing, and straight. Mara wants nothin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481407090 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481407090 |
| Author: | Tawni Waters |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon Pulse |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 447g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-99 |
Critics Review
“Mara’s voice is so honest, so original, and so compelling that I couldn’t put this book down. This is a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, beautifully written story.”
“Emotionally powerful … A worthy addition to the growing body of YA literature with LGBTQ content.” * Booklist *
“Emotionally wrenching.” * School Library Journal *
“Mara’s voice is so honest, so original, and so compelling that I couldn’t put this book down. This is a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, beautifully written story.” – Len Vlahos, author of THE SCAR BOYS
“Heartbreaking. As exquisitely painful as it is beautiful, this coming-of-age tale will haunt readers long after the last page.” – Kristin Elizabeth Clark, author of FREAKBOY
Tawni Waters
Tawni Waters is an award winning writer and poet, and her work has been featured in The Best Travel Writing of 2010. She teaches creative writing in Phoenix, Arizona. Beauty of the Broken is her first novel.
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