What Beauty There Is

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Coming of Age

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Cory Anderson

A 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson's stunning novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to survive—"Intense, brutal, and searingly honest," perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years, Ava’s father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He’s taught her to love no one. But then she meets Jack.Living in poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothing—except each other. With their parents gone, Jack faces a stark choice: lose his brother to foster care or find the drug money that sent his father to prison. He chooses the money.Suddenly, Jack’s and Ava’s fates become intimately—and dangerously—linked as Ava’s father hunts for the same money as Jack. When he picks up on Jack’s trail, Ava must make her own wrenching choice: remain silent or speak and fight for Jack’s survival.Choices. They come at a price.

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Author

Cory Anderson

Pages

368

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Published Date

2021-04-06

ISBN

1250268109 9781250268105

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"I personally liked this book and found the plot to be very fast paced. The characters were all very interesting and I found it easy to sympathize with them. All that being said...I figured out the ending after reading the first page."

Where's Waldo

"one of the first books i’ve liked where both the writing and plot itself carried. the characters are so well described, and the plot so well built!! perfect book to read if you want something that will make your heart race with a winter/snowy setting. so underrated"

selina

"Incredubley underrated, just a fantadtic read. One of my all time favorite books. The plot is face paced and fascinating, the characters are so dynamic and you really want them to succeed. "

Mackenna

"never cried so hard over a book. beautiful writing, beautiful story, gets even better the more you reread it. "

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"Amazing Book! To me this book was so good that I had to get my own copy of it so I can go back and annotate it!!"

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Makaela Goldman

"I had never heard of this book and only found it after skimming through the young adult section in a book store. However, I highly recommend for anyone looking for a action/thriller story with romance !! It was really good and well written, and I really enjoyed the storyline and characters, as well as the imagery and setting. It is a bit slow at first but it does speed up."