The Astonishing Color of After is the kind of book that guts you and buoys you and rips your heart apart and gives it back to you somehow bigger. The experience of sitting with this book, of sinking into it, of aching along with Leigh as her voice unfolds the grief she has folded inside her, as the loss breaks and punctures and shapes and sutures her back together, is beautiful, devastating ...
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In her lyrical and suspenseful fantasy novel, THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER (Little, Brown; 480 pp., $18.99; ages 14 and up), Emily X. R. Pan explores love, depression and suicide, and the ...
THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER
An evocative novel that captures the uncertain, unmoored feeling of existing between worlds—culturally, linguistically, ethnically, romantically, and existentially—it is also about seeking hope and finding beauty even in one's darkest hours. (author's note, resources) (Fiction. 14-18) 3. Pub Date: March 20, 2018.
Book Review: The Astonishing Colour of After
The Astonishing Colour of After is a marvel of a debut novel, beautifully crafted and infused with magic. The novel illustrates a moving portrait of mental illness, love, and loss. Reading the book is an experience that will break your heart, heal it, and leave it not quite the same afterwards. Leigh's mother committed suicide, and since her ...
Review: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
The Astonishing Color of After is instantly lyrical. Pan sweeps us off our feet, mesmerizing us with words that roll off our tongue and imagery that transcends the pages. I cannot sing this book's praise loud enough. There is exquisite beauty in the details that pull you along gently, but firmly. Much like Leigh is drawn forward to Taiwan by ...
The Astonishing Color of After: A Book Review
One of the first things that I really liked about this book was the many flashbacks of the past. I enjoyed being able to read about memories that came to Leigh's mind at very intentional times throughout the novel. There were moments where you could tell that the flash backs were helping to paint the picture of how her mother committed suicide.
The Astonishing Color of After
9780316463997. The Astonishing Color of After is a young adult novel by Emily X.R. Pan, published March 20, 2018 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The novel addresses topics including suicide and mental health through the story of a biracial teenager, Leigh, in search of her mother, whom Leigh believes has transformed into a red bird ...
The Astonishing Color of After
Hardcover - March 20, 2018. "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." An instant New York Times bestseller, this stunning, heartbreaking novel about grief, love, and family is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson ...
The Astonishing Color of After
Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award, receivedsix starred reviews, was an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, and waslonglisted for the Carnegie Medal, among other accolades. She lives onLenape land in Brooklyn, New York.
The Astonishing Colour of After
Books. The Astonishing Colour of After. Emily X.R. Pan. Hachette Children's Group, Mar 22, 2018 - Young Adult Fiction - 320 pages. A New York Times bestseller.'This brilliantly crafted novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. A very special book' - JOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our ...
The Astonishing Color of After
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan on March 20, 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Depression & Mental Illness, Family, Young Adult Pages: 472 •Format: E-Book •Source: Overdrive Goodreads. Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
PAN, Emily X.R. The Astonishing Color of After. 480p. Little, Brown. Mar. 2018. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316463997. Gr 9 Up -Leigh comes home to the unimaginable—her mother, who has always been depressed, has committed suicide. As her grief swells, Leigh believes in her fog that her mother has not died but her mother's spirit has now turned into a vivid bird who brings Leigh gifts, both ...
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Book Review: The Astonishing Color of After "Once upon a time we were the standard colors of a rainbow, cheery and certain of ourselves. At some point, we all began to stumble into the in-betweens, the murky colors made dark and complicated by resentment and quiet anger. ... In all, I gave The Astonishing Color of After 4/5 stars for an ...
Book Review: The Astonishing Color of After
The Astonishing Color of After is an Important book, that address in such a stigma-free way the confusing aftermath of suicide, and the healing journey that only love, family, and friendship can provide. The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.- Emily X.R. Pan The Astonishing Color of After-Goodreads. First Sentence. My mother is a bird. Review. Holy moly ravioli!
The Astonishing Color of After
"The Astonishing Color of After is an elegant, poignant journey that crosses an ocean of memory and great loss to face the ghosts of the past and find vivid love. An extraordinary debut from a fiercely talented writer." —Nova Ren Suma, ... Pan's novel shines." —The New York Times Book Review ...
THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER
An evocative novel that captures the uncertain, unmoored feeling of existing between worlds—culturally, linguistically, ethnically, romantically, and existentially—it is also about seeking hope and finding beauty even in one's darkest hours. (author's note, resources) (Fiction. 14-18) 3. Pub Date: March 20, 2018.
The Astonishing Color of After
Praise for The Astonishing Color of After: A New York Times bestseller An IndieBound bestseller Bustle Best of YA Books of 2018 A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of 2018 Winner of the Walter Honor Award Winner of the APALA Honor Award * [The novel] pushes the readers' expectations in beautiful and interesting ways.-- School Library Connection, starred review * Dynamic, brave Leigh ...
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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 ...
Review: The Astonishing Color of After
2/5 stars. The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) TW: Suicide & Depression. Magical realism, with a deep dive into a young biracial girl's identity as she tries to find clues that may help explain her mother's suicide. This debut novel begins when Leigh, a half-Taiwanese, half-white high school girl, kisses her best friend ...
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Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love. 1. Very… different. At first, I was very put off by this novel. The writing seemed choppy, fragmented, overwrought with details, which don ...
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Praise for The Astonishing Color of After: A New York Times bestseller An IndieBound bestseller Bustle Best of YA Books of 2018 A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of 2018 Winner of the Walter Honor Award Winner of the APALA Honor Award "Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor.
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Booklist, starred review The Astonishing Color of After works a delicate magic. Its portrayal of grief is deeply felt, and so too is its deliciously tricky romance. I loved this book.--p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Marie Rutkoski, bestselling author of The Winner's Curse * Pan's debut novel is not to be missed.--
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The Astonishing Color of After is the kind of book that guts you and buoys you and rips your heart apart and gives it back to you somehow bigger. The experience of sitting with this book, of sinking into it, of aching along with Leigh as her voice unfolds the grief she has folded inside her, as the loss breaks and punctures and shapes and sutures her back together, is beautiful, devastating ...
In her lyrical and suspenseful fantasy novel, THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER (Little, Brown; 480 pp., $18.99; ages 14 and up), Emily X. R. Pan explores love, depression and suicide, and the ...
An evocative novel that captures the uncertain, unmoored feeling of existing between worlds—culturally, linguistically, ethnically, romantically, and existentially—it is also about seeking hope and finding beauty even in one's darkest hours. (author's note, resources) (Fiction. 14-18) 3. Pub Date: March 20, 2018.
The Astonishing Colour of After is a marvel of a debut novel, beautifully crafted and infused with magic. The novel illustrates a moving portrait of mental illness, love, and loss. Reading the book is an experience that will break your heart, heal it, and leave it not quite the same afterwards. Leigh's mother committed suicide, and since her ...
The Astonishing Color of After is instantly lyrical. Pan sweeps us off our feet, mesmerizing us with words that roll off our tongue and imagery that transcends the pages. I cannot sing this book's praise loud enough. There is exquisite beauty in the details that pull you along gently, but firmly. Much like Leigh is drawn forward to Taiwan by ...
One of the first things that I really liked about this book was the many flashbacks of the past. I enjoyed being able to read about memories that came to Leigh's mind at very intentional times throughout the novel. There were moments where you could tell that the flash backs were helping to paint the picture of how her mother committed suicide.
9780316463997. The Astonishing Color of After is a young adult novel by Emily X.R. Pan, published March 20, 2018 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The novel addresses topics including suicide and mental health through the story of a biracial teenager, Leigh, in search of her mother, whom Leigh believes has transformed into a red bird ...
Hardcover - March 20, 2018. "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." An instant New York Times bestseller, this stunning, heartbreaking novel about grief, love, and family is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson ...
Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award, receivedsix starred reviews, was an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, and waslonglisted for the Carnegie Medal, among other accolades. She lives onLenape land in Brooklyn, New York.
Books. The Astonishing Colour of After. Emily X.R. Pan. Hachette Children's Group, Mar 22, 2018 - Young Adult Fiction - 320 pages. A New York Times bestseller.'This brilliantly crafted novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. A very special book' - JOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our ...
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan on March 20, 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Depression & Mental Illness, Family, Young Adult Pages: 472 •Format: E-Book •Source: Overdrive Goodreads. Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
PAN, Emily X.R. The Astonishing Color of After. 480p. Little, Brown. Mar. 2018. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316463997. Gr 9 Up -Leigh comes home to the unimaginable—her mother, who has always been depressed, has committed suicide. As her grief swells, Leigh believes in her fog that her mother has not died but her mother's spirit has now turned into a vivid bird who brings Leigh gifts, both ...
Book Review: The Astonishing Color of After "Once upon a time we were the standard colors of a rainbow, cheery and certain of ourselves. At some point, we all began to stumble into the in-betweens, the murky colors made dark and complicated by resentment and quiet anger. ... In all, I gave The Astonishing Color of After 4/5 stars for an ...
The Astonishing Color of After is an Important book, that address in such a stigma-free way the confusing aftermath of suicide, and the healing journey that only love, family, and friendship can provide. The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.- Emily X.R. Pan The Astonishing Color of After-Goodreads. First Sentence. My mother is a bird. Review. Holy moly ravioli!
"The Astonishing Color of After is an elegant, poignant journey that crosses an ocean of memory and great loss to face the ghosts of the past and find vivid love. An extraordinary debut from a fiercely talented writer." —Nova Ren Suma, ... Pan's novel shines." —The New York Times Book Review ...
An evocative novel that captures the uncertain, unmoored feeling of existing between worlds—culturally, linguistically, ethnically, romantically, and existentially—it is also about seeking hope and finding beauty even in one's darkest hours. (author's note, resources) (Fiction. 14-18) 3. Pub Date: March 20, 2018.
Praise for The Astonishing Color of After: A New York Times bestseller An IndieBound bestseller Bustle Best of YA Books of 2018 A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of 2018 Winner of the Walter Honor Award Winner of the APALA Honor Award * [The novel] pushes the readers' expectations in beautiful and interesting ways.-- School Library Connection, starred review * Dynamic, brave Leigh ...
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 ...
2/5 stars. The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) TW: Suicide & Depression. Magical realism, with a deep dive into a young biracial girl's identity as she tries to find clues that may help explain her mother's suicide. This debut novel begins when Leigh, a half-Taiwanese, half-white high school girl, kisses her best friend ...
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love. 1. Very… different. At first, I was very put off by this novel. The writing seemed choppy, fragmented, overwrought with details, which don ...
Praise for The Astonishing Color of After: A New York Times bestseller An IndieBound bestseller Bustle Best of YA Books of 2018 A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of 2018 Winner of the Walter Honor Award Winner of the APALA Honor Award "Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor.
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Booklist, starred review The Astonishing Color of After works a delicate magic. Its portrayal of grief is deeply felt, and so too is its deliciously tricky romance. I loved this book.--p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}Marie Rutkoski, bestselling author of The Winner's Curse * Pan's debut novel is not to be missed.--