The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye WaltonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I don't write prettily enough to give this book justice. First, the magical realism is beautiful--heart wrenching and the world in this novel is better than in any fantasy novel. Magic lives in that house at the end of the lane in Seattle. Magic. And I want to live near it.
I didn't cry, but I really felt like putting my head on my desk and weeping when the principal does. There are moments of pure horribleness and goodness and everything in between.
Teen appeal? I know a few I could give this to. The ones who aren't afraid of being called weird. This book is for them.
I hope it will see some Printz love in January 2015. At least I'd be pushing for it if I were on the committee this year! Voice, structure, atmosphere, poetry in prose....
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