The Astonishing Color of After
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A stunning, heartbreaking debut novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life. Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.
Subjects
Artists -- Fiction.
Electronic books.
Families -- Fiction.
Grandparents -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Mental illness -- Fiction.
Paranormal fiction. -- Fiction.
Parents -- Fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Secrets -- Fiction.
Suicide -- Fiction.
Supernatural -- Fiction.
Themes -- Fiction.
More Details
Level 4.8, 15 Points
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Citations
Pan, E. X. R. (2018). The Astonishing Color of After. [United States], Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pan, Emily X. R.. 2018. The Astonishing Color of After. [United States], Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pan, Emily X. R., The Astonishing Color of After. [United States], Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pan, Emily X. R.. The Astonishing Color of After. [United States], Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018.
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