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This Is the Story of You


No. of pages 264

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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On Haven, a six-mile long, half-mile-wide stretch of barrier island, Mira Banul and her Year-Rounder friends have proudly risen to every challenge. But then a superstorm defies all predictions and devastates the island, upending all logic and stranding Mira's mother and brother on the mainland. Nothing will ever be the same. A stranger appears in the wreck of Mira's home. A friend obsessed with vanishing disappears. As the mysteries deepen, Mira must find the strength to carry on-to somehow hold her memories in place while learning to trust a radically reinvented future. Gripping and poetic, This Is the Story of You is about the beauty of nature and the power of family, about finding hope in the wake of tragedy and recovery in the face of overwhelming loss.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 264 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 Chronicle Books .

Beth Kephart is the award-winning author of books for both adults and young readers, including You Are My Only, Small Damages, Handling the Truth and One Thing Stolen.

 

"A beautiful story."-Tim Wynne-Jones, winner of the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award for Blink & Caution

 

"A powerful, gorgeous novel"-Dana Reinhardt, award-winning author of The Things a Brother Knows and We Are the Goldens

 

"Relatable characters and a poetic style."-Publishers Weekly

 

"We fall in love with Kephart more and more every year"--Bookpage

 

"This beautifully written book works on many levels and is rich in its characterization, emotion, language, and hint of mystery."--School Library Journal, starred review

 

"An exploration of the unrelenting power of nature and a reminder of the one thing in the world that is irreplaceable: family."--Booklist

 

"This isn't your ordinary disaster story."--Bustle.com

 

"Smart, poignant, an absolute pleasure to read."--BookPage

 

"Showcases real life, the power of nature, and the power of people in the midst of disaster."--Cleaver Magazine

 

"A moving epic of a super storm and how it unravels the lives of those caught in the midst."-VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates, starred review