Despite her brilliance, she has not been able to focus on anything except music since the death of her younger brother, which pushed the difficulties in her family to the breaking point. WINNER - 2011 Young Adult Book of the Year - American Booksellers Association An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults A Kirkus Reviews Best Book #1 Indiebound Pick for Fall 2010 A School Library Journal Best Book A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Best Book of the Year "Andi Alpers, a 17-year-old music lover, is about to be expelled from her elite private school. Nominated for Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List. Nominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award. Nominated for California Young Reader Medal. The novel is rich with detail, and both the Brooklyn and Paris settings provide important grounding for the haunting and beautifully told story."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Read more will find this brilliantly crafted work utterly absorbing."-The Bulletin, Starred Review ? "Brilliantly realized, complete, and complex. Praise for Revolution: An ABA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults A Kirkus Reviews Best Book A #1 Indiebound Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book An Best Book of the Year ? "A sumptuous feast of a novel, rich in mood, character, and emotion."-SLJ, Starred Review ? "Every detail is meticulously inscribed into a multi-layered narrative that is as wise, honest, and moving as it is cunningly worked. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart. Revolution artfully weaves two girls' stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. It's the same fire that consumes Andi, and Andi finds comfort in it-until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs, words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes terrifyingly present. Alexandrine, the owner of the journal, lived during the French Revolution. And when she finds a centuries-old diary, the ghosts begin to walk off the page.
And her father has determined that accompanying him to Paris for winter break is the solution for everything. ngry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. She's angry at her father for leaving, a. Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, New York Times bestselling author of Stepsister, Poisoned, These Shallow Graves, and the award-winning novel A Northern Light.
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