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The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

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The Astonishing Color of After

Emily X.R. Pan

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · March 19, 2019

Reading lane: Death & Grief (YA)

A Time Magazine 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection "Emily X.R.

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Who It's For

Good for fans of Young AdultGood for readers who enjoy Death & Grief (YA) and Multigenerational YA Stories.

Book Details

Authors
Emily X.R. Pan
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
March 19, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
Death & Grief (YA) · Multigenerational YA Stories
Reading lane
Death & Grief (YA)

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Publisher Categories

  • Contemporary YA Fantasy

  • Death & Grief (YA)

  • Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Suicide

About This Book

A Time Magazine 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection "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 A stunning, heartbreaking novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about o...

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A Time Magazine 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection "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 A stunning, heartbreaking 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.

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