Summary
"Expect depth and razor sharp wit in this YA novel from the author of The Interestings." - Entertainment Weekly "A prep school tale with a supernatural-romance touch, from genius adult novelist Meg Wolitzer." -- Glamour "Basically everything Meg Wolitzer writes is worth reading, usually over and ove... Full description
Summary: |
"Expect depth and razor sharp wit in this YA novel from the author of The Interestings." - Entertainment Weekly "A prep school tale with a supernatural-romance touch, from genius adult novelist Meg Wolitzer." -- Glamour "Basically everything Meg Wolitzer writes is worth reading, usually over and over again, and her YA debut . . . is no exception." -- TeenVogue.comIf life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be at home in New Jersey with her sweet British boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She'd be watching old comedy sketches with him. She'd be kissing him in the library stacks. She certainly wouldn't be at The Wooden Barn, a therapeutic boarding school in rural Vermont, living with a weird roommate, and signed up for an exclusive, mysterious class called Special Topics in English. But life isn't fair, and Reeve Maxfield is dead. Until a journal-writing assignment leads Jam to Belzhar, where the untainted past is restored, and Jam can feel Reeve's arms around her once again. But there are hidden truths on Jam's path to reclaim her loss. |
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource |
Format: |
Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 545 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
Audience: |
Text Difficulty 4 UG/Upper grades (9th-12) 5.5 |
ISBN: |
9781101600276 |
Author Notes: |
Her first novel, Sleepwalking, was published in 1982. Her other books include Hidden Pictures, This Is Your Life, Friends for Life, The Wife, The Position, The Ten-Year Nap, and The Uncoupling. Her short story Tea at the House was featured in 1998's Best American Short Stories collection. Her books This Is My Life and Surrender, Dorothy were adapted into films. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop and Skidmore College and has written several Hollywood screenplays. She currently teaches writing at Columbia University. Her title, The Female Persuasion, made the bestseller list in 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) |