Name: Crazy Beautiful
ISBN: 9780547403106

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Being Seen

A tender romance asks what changes when someone sees past the hooks.

Come here for

A Beauty-and-the-Beast echo with a human ache
Romance shaped by self-image and the wish to be seen

Expect

Hooks that mean more to Lucius than appearance
A question of whether love can ease shame

Book Details

Authors: Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: January 3, 2011
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Dating & Sex for Teens · Contemporary YA Romance
Reading lane: Dating & Sex for Teens

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Publisher Categories

YA Illness & Disease Stories
Literary YA
YA Romance
Contemporary YA Romance

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Dating & Sex for Teens
Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens
Emotions & Feelings for Teens
Peer Pressure for Teens

About This Book

In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms off. Now he has hooks. He chose hooks because they were cheaper. He chose hooks because he wouldn’t outgrow them so quickly. He chose hooks so that everyone would know he was different, so he would scare even himself. Then he meets Aurora. The hooks don’t scare her. They don’t keep her away. In fact, they don’t make any difference at all to her. But to Lucius, they mean everything. They remind him of the beast he is ins...

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In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms off. Now he has hooks. He chose hooks because they were cheaper. He chose hooks because he wouldn’t outgrow them so quickly. He chose hooks so that everyone would know he was different, so he would scare even himself. Then he meets Aurora. The hooks don’t scare her. They don’t keep her away. In fact, they don’t make any difference at all to her. But to Lucius, they mean everything. They remind him of the beast he is inside. Perhaps Aurora is his Beauty, destined to set his soul free from its suffering. Or maybe she’s just a girl who needs love just like he does.