| The Astonishing Color of After Contributor(s): Pan, Emily X. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316464015 ISBN-13: 9780316464017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Suicide |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.88 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 193765 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A stunning, heartbreaking debut novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life. Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love. Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book.--John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down |