Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light. Revolution artfully weaves two girls' stories into one unforgettable account of life loss and enduring love; it spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She's angry at her father for leaving angry at her mother for not being able to cope and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she's about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights' most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.
PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn't want-and couldn't escape.
Two girls two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine's diary she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There's comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal's antique pages-until on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris Alexandrine's words transcend paper and time and the past becomes suddenly terrifyingly present.
Praise for Revolution:
An ABA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year 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 Amazon.com Best Book of the Year
[STAR] 'A sumptuous feast of a novel rich in mood character and emotion.'--School Library Journal Starred
[STAR] 'Every detail is meticulously inscribed into a multi-layered narrative that is as wise honest and moving as it is cunningly worked. Readers . . . will find this brilliantly crafted work utterly absorbing.'--The Bulletin Starred
[STAR] 'Brilliantly realized complete and complex. 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
