Author |
Niven, Jennifer,
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Subject |
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sisters -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
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Manic-depressive illness in adolescence -- Juvenile fiction.
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Emotional problems of teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Traffic accident victims -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
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Indiana -- Juvenile fiction.
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Description |
388 pages, 17 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm |
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age Children lcdgt |
Edition |
First Ember edition. |
Summary |
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief and guilt in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself -- a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink. |
Audience |
Grade Level: 9-12. |
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830L Lexile. |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 383.). |
Note |
Includes excerpt from Holding up the universe. |
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5.3. |
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Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 14 171493. |
ISBN |
0385755910 (paperback) |
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9780385755917 (paperback) |
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9780385755887 |
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0385755880 |
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9780606388764 |
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0606388761 |
OCLC # |
942838330 |
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