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Last Night I Sang to the Monster

Benjamin Alire Saenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Saenz
Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933693798

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"Sáenz' poetic narrative will captivate readers from the first sentence to the last paragraph of this beautifully written novel. . . . It is also a celebration of life and a song of hope in celebration of family and friendship, one that will resonate loud and long with teens."—Kirkus Reviews "…There is never a question of either Sáenz’s own extraordinary capacity for caring and compassion or the authenticity of the experiences he records in this heartfelt account of healing and hope."—Booklist "Offering insight into [an adolescent's] addiction, dysfunction and mental illness, particularly in the wake of traumatic events, Sáenz's artful rendition of the healing process will not soon be forgotten."—Publishers Weekly "Sáenz weaves together [18-year-old] Zach's past, present, and changing disposition toward his future with stylistic grace and emotional insight. This is a powerful and edifying look into both a tortured psyche and the methods by which it can be healed."—School Library Journal Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive—well, what's up with that? I have it in my head that when we're born, God writes things down on our hearts. See, on some people's hearts he writes Happy and on some people's hearts he writes Sad and on some people's hearts he writes Crazy on some people's hearts he writes Genius and on some people's hearts he writes Angry and on some people's hearts he writes Winner and on some people's hearts he writes Loser. It's all like a game to him. Him. God. And it's all pretty much random. He takes out his pen and starts writing on our blank hearts. When it came to my turn, he wrote. I don't like God very much. Apparently he doesn't like me very much either. Sad Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a prolific novelist, poet, and author of children's books. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, his first novel for young adults, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a Young Adult Library Services Association Top Ten Books for Young Adults pick in 2005.

Last Night I Sang to the Monster

Benjamin Alire S‡enz
Last Night I Sang to the Monster Book PDF

Author : Benjamin Alire S‡enz
Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933693583

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Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire S‡enz Pdf

Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood

Benjamin Alire S‡enz
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Book PDF

Author : Benjamin Alire S‡enz
Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933693996

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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire S‡enz Pdf

As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442408920

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pdf

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

The House of Forgetting

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : 0804118310

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At seven, Gloria Santos accepts a ride with a charming stranger--and loses the only world she has ever known. Abducted and kept hidden by a respected academic for twenty long years, Gloria is raised in the shadow of her captor's dark, disturbed mind. She enters womanhood believing that life demands servitude, love means obsession, and fear is all-encompassing. Driven to violence to free herself, Gloria is caught between a world she hates and one she does not know. Now she must find the strength to bury her twisted past--or risk losing her newfound freedom forever. . . .

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

April Genevieve Tucholke
Slasher Girls Monster Boys Book PDF

Author : April Genevieve Tucholke
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698171015

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Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke Pdf

For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best thriller and horror writers in YA A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. Each author draws from a mix of literature, film, television, and music to create something new and fresh and unsettling. Clever readers will love teasing out the references and can satisfy their curiosity at the end of each tale, where the inspiration is revealed. There are no superficial scares here; these are stories that will make you think even as they keep you on the edge of your seat. From blood horror, to the supernatural, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, this collection has something for anyone looking for an absolute thrill. Stefan Bachmann Leigh Bardugo Kendare Blake A. G. Howard Jay Kristoff Marie Lu Jonathan Maberry Danielle Paige Carrie Ryan Megan Shepherd Nova Ren Suma McCormick Templeman April Genevieve Tucholke Cat Winters

In Perfect Light

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
In Perfect Light Book PDF

Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061981074

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In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pdf

“Ben Saenz’s vivid imagination captures all that is beautiful, agonizing and redemptive in the crossings we make through borders of geography and culture. But it is in the interior journeys of the psyche and the soul that we must find salvation; Saenz’s brilliant prose penetrates to that core and he finds and exposes that truth. A reader can ask for no more than this: to be spellbound by a story, and to come to the last page with a sense of having been being changed and allowed to carry something of it away.” —Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country From award-winning poet Benjamin Alire Sáenz comes a haunting novel depicting the cruelties of cultural displacement and the resilience of those who are left in its aftermath. In Perfect Light is the story of two strong-willed people who are forever altered by a single tragedy. After Andés Segovia's parents are killed in a car accident when he is still a young boy, his older brother decides to steal the family away to Juárez, Mexico. That decision, made with the best intentions, sets into motion the unraveling of an American family. Years later, his family destroyed, Andés is left to make sense of the chaos—but he is ill-equipped to make sense of his life. He begins a dark journey toward self-destruction, his talent and brilliance brought down by the weight of a burden too frightening and maddening to bear alone. The manifestation of this frustration is a singular rage that finds an outlet in a dark and seedy El Paso bar—leading him improbably to Grace Delgado. Recently confronted with her own sense of isolation and mortality, Grace is an unlikely angel, a therapist who agrees to treat Andés after he is arrested in the United States. The two are suspicious of each other, yet they slowly arrive at a tentative working relationship that allows each of them to examine his and her own fragile and damaged past. With the urgent, unflinching vision of a true storyteller and the precise, arresting language of a poet, Sáenz's In Perfect Light bears witness to the cruelty of circumstance and, more than offering escape, the novel offers the possibility of salvation.

The Gospel of Winter

Brendan Kiely
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Author : Brendan Kiely
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442484917

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The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely Pdf

“In a lyrical and hard-hitting exploration of betrayal and healing, the son of a Connecticut socialite comes to terms with his abuse at the hands of a beloved priest” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). As sixteen-year-old Aidan Donovan’s fractured family disintegrates around him, he searches for solace in a few bumps of Adderall, his father’s wet bar, and the attentions of his local priest, Father Greg—the only adult who actually listens to him. When Christmas hits, Aidan’s world collapses in a crisis of trust when he recognizes the darkness of Father Greg’s affections. He turns to a crew of new friends to help make sense of his life: Josie, the girl he just might love; Sophie, who’s a little wild; and Mark, the charismatic swim team captain whose own secret agonies converge with Aidan’s. The Gospel of Winter maps the ways love can be used as a weapon against the innocent—but can also, in the right hands, restore hope and even faith. Brendan Kiely’s unflinching and courageous debut novel exposes the damage from the secrets we keep and proves that in truth, there is power. And real love.

Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Everything Begins Ends at the Kentucky Club Book PDF

Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Cinco Puntos Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781935955320

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Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pdf

Winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Benjamin Alire S enz's stories reveal how all borders--real, imagined, sexual, human, the line between dark and light, addict and straight--entangle those who live on either side. Take, for instance, the Kentucky Club on Avenida Ju rez two blocks south of the Rio Grande. It's a touchstone for each of S enz's stories. His characters walk by, they might go in for a drink or to score, or they might just stay there for a while and let their story be told. S enz knows that the Kentucky Club, like special watering holes in all cities, is the contrary to borders. It welcomes Spanish and English, Mexicans and gringos, poor and rich, gay and straight, drug addicts and drunks, laughter and sadness, and even despair. It's a place of rich history and good drinks and cold beer and a long polished mahogany bar. Some days it smells like piss. "I'm going home to the other side." That's a strange statement, but you hear it all the time at the Kentucky Club. Benjamin Alire S enz is a highly regarded writer of fiction, poetry, and children's literature. Like these stories, his writing crosses borders and lands in our collective psyche. Poets & Writers Magazine named him one of the fifty most inspiring writers in the world. He's been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and PEN Center's prestigious award for young adult fiction. S enz is the chair of the creative writing department of University of Texas at El Paso. Awards: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Lambda Literary Award Southwest Book Award

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

Benjamin Alire Saenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Saenz
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780544583528

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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz Pdf

A “mesmerizing, poetic exploration of family, friendship, love and loss” from the acclaimed author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. (New York Times Book Review) Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it’s senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he? This humor-infused, warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging is a triumph.

The Rules of Survival

Nancy Werlin
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Author : Nancy Werlin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101576267

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This National Book Award Finalist is a thought-provoking exploration of emotional abuse, self-reliance and the nature of evil. A heart-wrenching portrait of family crisis, this is perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why. For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, physically abusive mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses a man named Murdoch coming to a child’s rescue in a convenience store; and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. Then, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt’s mother. Life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitable breaks up with their mother, Matt knows that he’ll need to take some action. Can he call upon Murdoch to be his hero? Or will Matt have to take measures into his own hands? A gripping, powerful novel that will stay with you long after you’ve read it. Nancy Werlin, the New York Times Bestselling author of Impossible, shows why she is a master of her genre. “[A] dark but hopeful tale, with pacing and suspense guaranteed to leave readers breathlessly turning the pages.”—Booklist (starred review) “Beautifully framed as a letter from Matthew to his younger sister, the suspense is paced to keep Matthew’s survival and personal revelations chock-full of dramatic tension. Bring tissues.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Grace and insight.”—School Library Journal (starred review) National Book Award Finalist LA Times Book Prize Finalist ALA Best Books of the Year ALA Quick Pick

He Forgot to Say Goodbye

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606145214

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He Forgot to Say Goodbye by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pdf

For use in schools and libraries only. Ram and Jake do have one thing in common: They are lost boys who have never met their fathers. As Jake and Ram overcome their suspicions of each other, their friendship becomes a healing in a world of hurt.

Nighty Night, Little Green Monster

Ed Emberley
Nighty Night Little Green Monster Book PDF

Author : Ed Emberley
Publisher : LB Kids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316368841

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Nighty Night, Little Green Monster by Ed Emberley Pdf

Children will love this monsterously fun story, featuring die-cuts on every spread. With each turn of the page, readers reveal Little Green Monster's little yellow eyes, his little red mouth, and even a cute, tiny white monster tooth. Then, when the stars begin to appear, it's time for bed... so, nighty night, little yellow eyes. Nighty night, little red mouth. Nighty night, cute little white tooth. Sweet dreams!

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness,Siobhan Dowd
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Author : Patrick Ness,Siobhan Dowd
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763669096

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness,Siobhan Dowd Pdf

NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor. At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting-- he’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It’s ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

Carry Me Like Water

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062045980

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Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pdf

"Sentimental and ferocious, upsetting and tender, firmly magic-realist yet utterly modern. . . Sáenz is a writer with greatness in him." —San Diego Union Tribune With Carry Me Like Water, Benjamin Alire Sáenz unfolds a beautiful story about hope and forgiveness, unexpected reunions, an expanded definition of family, and, ultimately, what happens when the disparate worlds of pain and privilege collide. Diego, a deaf-mute, is barely surviving on the border in El Paso, Texas. Diego's sister, Helen, who lives with her husband in the posh suburbs of San Francisco, long ago abandoned both her brother and her El Paso roots. Helen's best friend, Lizzie, a nurse in an AIDS ward, begins to uncover her own buried past after a mystical encounter with a patient. This immensely moving novel confronts divisions of race, gender, and class, fusing together the stories of people who come to recognize one another from former lives they didn't know existed— or that they tried to forget.