Welcome to Leslye Walton's website. Here you can read about her first novel, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, as well as receive news about her newest novel, The Price Guide to the Occult. You can also check out information about upcoming events in News Reviews, and learn more about the author herself in About the Author. Before you go, feel free to send her an email or . · The strange and beautiful sorrows of ava lavender by leslye walton evaluation i adored the characters and the writing style of this book and recommend it mostly for girls because of the amount of female main characters. The strange and beautiful sorrows of ava lavender is a unique story that reads like a dark fairy tale. · Leslye Walton says that The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender began as a short story that came to her while listening to a song. She has an MA in writing, and this is her first novel. Walton is a native of Tacoma, Washington, and she currently teaches middle school in Seattle.
Follow Candlewick Press on Twitter www.doorway.ru Instagram www.doorway.ru Facebook www.doorway.ru The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is a novel that has so many layers that it demands your attention. Written with the finesse of a seasoned writer, it's stunning, magical, strange and, of course, very beautiful. Highly recommended. ==. ARC was received from the publisher via YA Books Central. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton - It's set in the real world, but it transports you to some other universe. Not at all about travel, this favorite of mine from is a beautiful, heart-wrenching, charming story.
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (), a magical realism novel for young adults by Leslye Walton, follows a young girl and the family secrets she uncovers on her quest to better understand her identity. Walton’s debut novel, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender was met with critical acclaim. It won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Leslye Walton says that The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender began as a short story that came to her while listening to a song. She has an MA in writing, and this is her first novel. Walton is a native of Tacoma, Washington, and she currently teaches middle school in Seattle. Henry is mute for much of his young life and Ava in all other ways a normal girl is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava delves into her family’s past and ventures into the wider world, ill-prepared for what she might discover and naïve to the twisted motives of others.
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