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A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb CalettiISBN: 1481415204
Published by Simon Pulse on September 18, 2018
Genres: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Social Issues, Young Adult
Pages: 368
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A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD
About The Book:
Title: A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD
Author: Deb Caletti
Pub. Date: September 18, 2018
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Formats: Hatdcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 368
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When everything has been taken from you, what else is there to do but run?
So that’s what Annabelle does—she runs from Seattle to Washington, DC, through mountain passes and suburban landscapes, from long lonely roads to college towns. She’s not ready to think about the why yet, just the how—muscles burning, heart pumping, feet pounding the earth. But no matter how hard she tries, she can’t outrun the tragedy from the past year, or the person—The Taker—that haunts her.
Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and two friends (her self-appointed publicity team), Annabelle becomes a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to the trauma from her past. Her cross-country run gains media attention and she is cheered on as she crosses state borders, and is even thrown a block party and given gifts. The support would be nice, if Annabelle could escape the guilt and the shame from what happened back home. They say it isn’t her fault, but she can’t feel the truth of that.
Through welcome and unwelcome distractions, she just keeps running, to the destination that awaits her. There, she’ll finally face what lies behind her—the miles and love and loss…and what is to come.
About Deb:
Deb Caletti is an award-winning author and National Book Award finalist. Her many books for young adults include The Nature of Jade, Stay, The Last Forever, Essential Maps for the Lost, and Honey, Baby Sweetheart, winner of the Washington State Book award, the PNBA Best Book Award, and a finalist for the California Young Reader Medal and the PEN USA Award. Her books for adults include He’s Gone, The Secrets She Keeps, and her most recent release, What’s Become of Her.
Deb grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and now lives with her family in Seattle.
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I’m not crying, you ARE crying.
I know why but this story really struck a nerve with me. It is the current state of affairs in this county and this is the right book at the right time and it needs to be read by everyone. I think just being a woman in this world today is so full of horror and fear that it is hard to be strong sometimes. This book helps put that feeling into words. I am still emotionally reeling from this story.
Annabelle is running across the country, from Seattle to Washington DC to try and get away from the demons that are haunting her, causing her pain, while finding peace in each step. Following her in an RV is her grandfather, Ed, her brother, Malcolm and her friends, Olivia and Zach. They form a cheer squad and publicity team. As she runs, she gains notoriety and as people find out her story, they help her deal with the pain caused by the Taker. In the way most girls are raised, she is polite to him, nice and he takes advantage of that and goes further in his taking.
To me, it seems that Annabelle is running away from herself, but in each step, she finds herself and becomes stronger. It really made me think of that cliche, what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. I am not going to ruin the details of the story but it does touch on PTSD, stalking, death and violence. Now after noting those things, this book isn’t depressing but does fill one with hope and that even taking one step, let alone enough to travel 2700 or so miles, will help quite a few people. That is probably one of the best things in young adult fiction today is that it can reach people who can’t put their story into word.
Giveaway Details:
3 Winners will receive A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
9/17/2018- Novel Ink– Interview
9/18/2018- BookHounds YA– Review
9/19/2018- Moonlight Rendezvous– Review
9/20/2018- What A Nerd Girl Says– Review
9/21/2018- Here’s to Happy Endings– Review
Week Two:
9/24/2018- The Pages In-Between– Review
9/25/2018- Books Coffee and Repeat– Review
9/26/2018- Patriotic Bookaholic– Review
9/27/2018- Book-Keeping– Review
9/28/2018- Do You Dog-ear?– Review
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10/1/2018- Cindy’s Love of Books– Review
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10/3/2018- Utopia State of Mind– Review
10/4/2018- Novel Novice– Excerpt
10/5/2018- Stuck in Books– Review
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10/8/2018- The Reading Corner for All– Review
10/9/2018- stainedspines– Review
10/10/2018- Jessica’s Reading Room– Excerpt
10/11/2018- Two points of interest– Review
10/12/2018- The Crafty Book Nerd– Review
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