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" Sá,nz' poetic narrative will captivate readers from the first sentence to the last paragraph of this beautifully written novel. . It is also a celebration of life and a song of hope in celebration of family and friendship, one that will resonate loud and long with teens. Kirkus Reviews ...There is never a question of either Sá,nz's own extraordinary capacity for caring and compassion or the authenticity of the experiences he records in this heartfelt account of healing and hope. Booklist Offering insight into [an adolescent's] addiction, dysfunction and mental illness, particularly in the wake of traumatic events, Sá,nz's artful rendition of the healing process will not soon be forgotten. Publishers Weekly Sá,nz weaves together [18-year-old] Zach's past, present, and changing disposition toward his future with stylistic grace and emotional insight. This is a powerful and edifying look into both a tortured psyche and the methods by which it can be healed. School Library Journal Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive well, what's up with that? I have it in my head that when we're born, God writes things down on our hearts. See, on some people's hearts he writes Happy and on some people's hearts he writes Sad and on some people's hearts he writes Crazy on some people's hearts he writes Genius and on some people's hearts he writes Angry and on some people's hearts he writes Winner and on some people's hearts he writes Loser.It's all like a game to him. Him. God. And it's all pretty much random. He takes out his pen and starts writing on our blank hearts. When it came to my turn, he wrote. I don't like God very much. Apparently he doesn't like me very much either. SadBenjamin Alire Sá,nz is a prolific novelist, poet, and author of children's books. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood , his first novel for young adults, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a Young Adult Library Services Association Top Ten Books for Young Adults pick in 2005. "
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Biographisches: "〈DIV〉Benjamin Alire Sá" Rezension(2): " School Library Journal , starred review: Sá" Rezension(3): " Publisher's Weekly , starred review:Offering insight into addiction, dysfunction and mental illness, particularly in the wake of traumatic events, Sá" Rezension(4): " Kirkus Reviews :Zach's first-person voice is compelling and heartbreaking. Sá" Rezension(5): " Booklist :There is never a question of either Sá" Rezension(6): " Matt de la Peñ" Rezension(7): " Linda Sue Park , author of When My Name Was Keoko :I cried with Zach all the way through this book: tears of rage and sorrow--sometimes laughing--and finally, tears of hope and joy. Thanks to Ben Saenz' pitch-perfect writing, Zach will stay in my heart for a long time." Rezension(8): " El Paso Times :Benjamin Alire Sá" Rezension(9): " Library Media Connection :Zach's story as an alcoholic is a painful but positive reaffirmation of the human spirit." Rezension(10): " Oneota Reading Journal :Sá" Rezension(11): " El Paso Scene : Last Night I Sang to the Monster will provide younger readers with reassurance that they are not alone in dealing with the demons of dysfunctional families and painful memories." Rezension(12): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from September 28, 2009 “" Rezension(13): "〈a href=http://www.slj.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/schoollibraryjournal_logo.png alt=School Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from October 1, 2009 Gr 9 Up- At 18, Zach finds himself in a therapeutic residential program as both an alcoholic and a post-traumatic-stress patient. In evocative and compelling language, Sá,nz allows an at-first barely articulate, almost amnesiac Zach to show his progress toward remembering and integrating his past into a present with which he can cope. He is guided along the way by a sympathetic and wise therapist, a middle-aged roommate whose own recovery is on an arc ahead of the youth's, and several credible and interesting minor characters. The techniques and realities of such a facility are realistic and fully drawn: addicts who gather for cigarettes, nightmares, group sessions, breathing therapy. Sá,nz weaves together Zach's past, present, and changing disposition toward his future with stylistic grace and emotional insight. This is a powerful and edifying look into both a tortured psyche and the methods by which it can be healed.Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. "
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Auszeichnungen: Young Adult Library Services Association:Best Fiction for Young Adults
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