Elsewhere

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i can see why reader-teens rave about this one, because it asks awesome, deep questions about life in a thoroughly roundabout way Zevin was born in New York City. Zevin's father, who is American-born, has Ashkenazi Jewish, Russian, Lithuanian, and Polish ancestry. [1] Her mother was born in Korea and emigrated to the United States when she was 9 years old. [1] The two met in high school in Connecticut and later worked for IBM. [1] Gets at so much about work, love and storytelling. It's a book that spawns great conversations Maggie Shipstead, Guardian

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You needn't be a gamer to be charmed by this immersive tale of friendship, creativity and life's messy wonders Mail on Sunday Elsewhereis a first novel, breathtaking in its surefootedness. Simply andgracefully delivered, it has a freshnesswhich should intrigue.”— Scottish Sunday Herald Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the best books I've ever read John Green I wonder if there's a hat in here somewhere," says Liz. Even in a dream, Liz isn't sure she wants to be the freaky bald girl. She opens the closet and looks under the bed: both are as empty as the bureau. Liz dies at 15-years-young in a freak accident and desperately claws for her old life on Earth, which now seems faraway, otherworldly, and distant. However, little by little she learns to lean in and embrace her new world with a rush of tenderness and warmly kept appreciation. Her surroundings and the people in her new world gradually feel less foreign and over time she begins to acclimate. She soul-searches and discovers herself at each new turn.Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrowis “a modern love story about two friends who meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives,” according to the Deadline report, which also says it’s “a novel that does for video games what The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay did for comic books.” More than 25 offers were made on the film/TV rights. It feels right that the best video game novel out there is by a woman. Her story about the decades-long friendship and partnership between video game designers Sam and Sadie gets at so much about work, love and storytelling. It's a book that spawns great conversations. Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch This is an absolutely wonderful and loving book, perfect for teens.”— The Union-Prospector (Western Nevada County, CA) As with A.J. Fikry, Zevin’s characters are believable and relatable, I wanted them to do well. I also loved the fact dogs played such a key role in this book. Not sure if the author is a dog-lover, but I’ll take a dog story any day, I just wish I could speak Canine.

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A work of powerful beauty. This inventive novel slices right to the bone of human yearning, offering up an indelible vision of life and death as equally rich sides of the same coin.” — Booklist, Starred ReviewBut Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen (again). She wants to get her driver’s license. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. She wants to fall in love. And now that she’s dead, Liz is being forced to live a life she doesn’t want with a grandmother she has only just met. And it is not going well. Like, 'cause you don't have hair." Thandi points to Liz's head which is completely bald except for the earliest sprouts of light blond growth. When was the last time I read a book that surrounded me like this? . . . I'm blown away KATIE CLAPHAM, Storytellers Inc