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Spontaneous: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Katherine Langford


No. of pages 368

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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'TRULY THE SMARTEST AND FUNNIEST BOOK ABOUT SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION YOU WILL EVER READ'-- John Green, #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars With all the perfectly lovely young adult novels out there, you decided to check this one out? It's got spontaneously combusting teenagers in it, dude. Not the slow burning type either. We're talking the randomly exploding variety. Seniors in high school just walking along, heading to class, whistling Beyonce, when -- WA-BAM! -- they're suddenly dripping off the lockers.Is that really something you're into?Confession: I'm actually kinda into that too. So, now that we've established we're both thoroughly weird and, I assume, thoroughly open-minded, we can give it shot, right? Let's at least read the opening chapters of this bad-boy and see if it features some of the more intriguing elements such as...- Exploding teenagers (obviously).- Hallucinogenic mushrooms.- Pyromaniacal boyfriends.- Triplet toddlers in powder blue suits.- Amur leopards and doomsday preppers. - A foul-mouthed female POTUS.- Ashtanga yoga. - Youtube sensations.- Self-driving Priuses.- Rogue FBI agents.- Mad scientists.- Homecoming.- Spring break.- Prom. - And ... Jennifer Lawrence.Notice how I put Jennifer Lawrence last. She's in the book, so it's not cheating. And hey, if it takes America's most beloved movie star to sell this thing, then that's what it takes.So, in closing: Jennifer Lawrence.A novel about growing up ... and blowing up.MORE PRAISE'Wildly inventive' -- Entertainment Weekly 'Must List''This comically surreal novel will blow your mind' -- People'A blood-soaked, laugh-filled, tear-drenched, endlessly compelling read' -- Kirkus, starred review'A wholly original YA tale of identity, friendship, love, lust, and gory, grisly death' -- SLJ, starred review'an invigorating ride ... highly entertaining' -- CBCA's Reading Time'Aaron Starmer skillfully welds sharp humor, deep loss, and roaring escapades. Truly the smartest and funniest book about spontaneous combustion you will ever read.' -- John Green, #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .

Aaron Starmer is the author of numerous novels for young readers, including The Only Ones and The Riverman. He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter.