Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. When she travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time, Leigh is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, unco
The Astonishing Color of After
โ Scribed by Emily X.R. Pan
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
"Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book." --John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down **
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A stunning, heartbreaking debut novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng.
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An APALA Honor Book
**A Walter Award Honor Book
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Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to...
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