Ali Benjamin creëert boeiende verhalen die vaak complexe menselijke emoties en ervaringen verkennen. Haar stijl wordt erkend om haar empathie en vermogen om zich te verdiepen in het innerlijke leven van personages, waardoor diep resonerende werken ontstaan. Door haar schrijven raakt Benjamin thema's van volwassen worden en de zoektocht naar identiteit aan. Haar werk straalt een unieke stem en gevoeligheid uit die lezers betovert.
This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy must have been a rare jellyfish sting-things don't just happen for no reason. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory--even if it means traveling the globe, alone. Suzy's achingly heartfelt journey explores life, death, the astonishing wonder of the universe...and the potential for love and hope right next door.
A family is upended when their small-town life becomes the latest battlefield
in the culture wars in this of-the-moment novel for readers of Meg Wolitzer
and Fleishman Is in Trouble
In diese außergewöhnliche Klasse will jeder! Caitlyns neue Schule ist höchst sonderbar. Unterrichtet wird in einer alten Villa, der pflanzenüberwucherte Sportplatz wird von einer Horde Ziegen freigemümmelt, und keiner kann aufhören, über einen Schüler namens Paulie Fink zu reden. Je nachdem, wen man fragt, war er ein urkomischer Klassenclown oder ein unerbittlicher Unruhestifter. Aber eines ist sicher: Der Junge ist eine absolute Legende. Jetzt ist er verschwunden, und Caitlyn wird zur Jurorin in einem Wettbewerb gewählt, bei dem ein würdiger Paulie-Ersatz gefunden werden soll. Mit jeder neuen Aufgabe versucht Caitlyn eine Person kennenzulernen, die sie nie getroffen hat. Doch am meisten überrascht sie das, was sie dabei über sich selbst herausfindet.
In this compelling and compulsively readable memoir, nineteen-year-old Paige Rawl tells the story of how she was mercilessly bullied in middle school...and how she overcame the ordeal to change her world for the better. In this astonishing memoir, Paige tells a story that is both deeply personal and completely universal—one that will resonate deeply with the thousands of children and adults whose lives have been touched by bullying. Paige Rawl has been HIV positive since birth…but growing up, she never felt like her illness defined her. It never prevented her from entering beauty pageants or playing soccer or making the honor role. On an unremarkable day in middle school, while attempting to console a friend, Paige disclosed her HIV-positive status—and within hours the bullying began. She was called "PAIDS," first in whispers, then out in the open. Her soccer coach joked that she was an asset because opposing team members would be too afraid to touch her. Her guidance counselor told her to stop all the “drama,” and her principal said she couldn’t protect her. One night, desperate for escape, Paige swallowed fifteen sleeping pills—one for each year of her life to date. That could have been the end of her story. Instead, it was only the beginning. The gripping first-person account of Paige’s life will pull in even the most reluctant readers of nonfiction, and her call to action to choose compassion over cruelty will stay with them long after they turn the last page.
