| Year of the Beasts Contributor(s): Castellucci, Cecil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250050766 ISBN-13: 9781250050762 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 151446 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alternating chapters of prose and comics (illustrated by Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Nate Powell) are interwoven in Cecil Castelucci's extraordinary YA novel about jealousy and grief, and how they cut us off from the ones we love. Every summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone's love and friendship to the test. Castellucci's deft shifting between straight prose and graphic novel visualize how Tessa processes the events of the summer, seeing herself and her friends as freaks personified by characters from Greek mythology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castellucci, Cecil: - Cecil Castellucci's books include Boy Proof (Candlewick, 2005), The Plain Janes (Minx/DC Comics, 2007), The Year of the Beasts (Roaring Brook, 2012), and Tin Star (a 2015 Sunburst Award Winner). She collaborated with artist Sara Varon on Odd Duck, a graphic novel for young readers. She is the YA editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books and a two-time Macdowell Fellow. She lives in Los Angeles. |