The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Contributor(s): Walton, Leslye (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763665665 ISBN-13: 9780763665661 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2013946615 |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Lexile Measure: 1050(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2015 Literary Award, Winner, Children/Young Adult, 2015 William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2015 Washington State Book Award, Winner, Young Adults, 2015 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/23/2013 School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 116 Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2014 Booklist 03/01/2014 pg. 72 Shelf Awareness 03/25/2014 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014 PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 48 PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 99 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 26 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 133 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 168895 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A 2015 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava -- in all other ways a normal girl -- is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava ventures into the wider world, ill-prepared for what she might discover and naive to the twisted motives of others. Others like the pious Nathaniel Sorrows, who mistakes Ava for an angel and whose obsession with her grows until the night of the summer solstice celebration. That night, the skies open up, rain and feathers fill the air, and Ava's quest and her family's saga build to a devastating crescendo. First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered and unforgettable mythology of what it means to be born with hearts that are tragically, exquisitely human. |
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