The Art of Saving the World
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The Art of Saving the World by Corinne Duyvis
When Hazel Stanczak was born, an interdimensional rift opened up near her family's home. Early on, her parents realized that if she went too far from home, the rift would become volatile and drop things from other dimensions onto their front lawn. So Hazel has never left her small Pennsylvania town, and the government agents that have studied her and the rift her whole life want to make sure she stays put. That's mostly fine with Hazel, who struggles with anxiety. But on her sixteenth birthday, the rift starts acting up even when she's still nearby, causing chaos and panic. In the confusion, Hazel comes facetoface with a surprise: a second Hazel. Then another. And another. And another. Each one of the Hazels is slightly different, but all obviously and definitively her. Now, Hazel has to step outside her comfort zone and into the world to learn how to stop the rift--but can five versions of one sixteenyearold girl really save the world?
Duyvis capably balances a zippy sci-fi plot that barrels along at a breathless pace with an intriguing look at how one girl in five different worlds could be both the same and different * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *
Duyvis’ rich, layered character development—grounded in Hazel’s raw, first-person perspective—offers an authentic exploration of questioning sexuality and asexuality, what makes us who we are, and what our responsibilities are to ourselves and to others* Booklist *
This is a fast-paced adventure story with the perfect mix of fantasy and coming-of-age realistic fiction. * School Library Journal *
. . .The story offers a provocative, genre-bending look at exploring identity. * Publishers Weekly *
The representation of mental health issues is at times so painfully accurate that the novel becomes difficult to read but at the same time, impossible to put down. * Kirkus Review *
Duyvis’ rich, layered character development—grounded in Hazel’s raw, first-person perspective—offers an authentic exploration of questioning sexuality and asexuality, what makes us who we are, and what our responsibilities are to ourselves and to others* Booklist *
This is a fast-paced adventure story with the perfect mix of fantasy and coming-of-age realistic fiction. * School Library Journal *
. . .The story offers a provocative, genre-bending look at exploring identity. * Publishers Weekly *
The representation of mental health issues is at times so painfully accurate that the novel becomes difficult to read but at the same time, impossible to put down. * Kirkus Review *
Corinne Duyvis is a novelist, short story writer, and a founder of the website Disability in Kidlit. She’s a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop. Her first novel, Otherbound, received four starred reviews, and her follow-up novel, On the Edgeof Gone, received three starred reviews. She lives in Amsterdam.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781419736872 |
| ISBN 10 | 1419736876 |
| Title | The Art of Saving the World |
| Author | Corinne Duyvis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Abrams |
| Year published | 2020-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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