Small damages is absolutely amazing from the setting, to the mc, to her decisions and all of the side things that force her along throughout this generous plot. Beth kephart is an american author of nonfiction, poetry and young adult fiction for adults and teens. Beth takes pains to get the words right and the result are wonderful, sometimes ethereal prose narrating engrossing stories. Small damages has a lusciously intimate quality to it. The first edition of the novel was published in july 19th 2012, and was written by beth kephart.
Her first book, the memoir a slant of sun, was a finalist for the national book award. No, the real draw of small damages is the story it tells of kenzie, and how she spends the summer after. Characters are never simple in this gorgeous landscape so masterfully described by national book awardfinalist kephart. I wasnt sure how i felt about the novel at first, because it was slow and in a peculiar writing style. Dreamlike is one word for beth kepharts latest novel small damages kenzies percolating story emerges through kepharts lilting prose in the same hazy.
Juno meets under the tuscan sunits senior year, and while kenzie should be looking forward to prom and starting college in the fall, she discovers shes pregnant. Dreamlike is one word for beth kepharts latest novel small damageskenzies percolating story emerges through kepharts lilting prose in the same hazy. Juno meets under the tuscan sun its senior year, and while kenzie should be looking forward to prom and starting colleg. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The main characters of this young adult, contemporary story are kenzie spitzer. Perhaps, though, small damages by beth kephart is heavier on the drama parts than on the travel parts, although the fact that this book is set in spainone of my favorite placessets a great tone and provides a really incredible atmosphere. Kenzie should be gearing up to spend one last summer with her friends. Lyrically told in a way that makes the heat, the colors, and the smells of spain feel alive, small damages is a feast for the heart and the soul, and a comingofage novel not easily forgotten. Im the awardwinning writer of more than twodozen books in multiple genresmemoir, middle grade and young adult fiction, picture bo. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with common sense media plus. Beth kephart structures small damages in an incredibly realistic manner. Kephart has written and published over ten books and has received several grants and awards for her writing. Kephart has cemented herself as one of my most favorite writers in the universe.
Small damages by beth kephart is printz award and national book award worthy, without a doubt. Small damages by beth kephart philomel 2012 293 pages one of the most indulgent things about reading a beth kephart novel is getting the sense of. Kenzies controlled scattering of thoughts and emotions are perfectly illustrated, while kenzie herself is rendered in a quiet prose that speaks volumeslike a flame that starts out burning bright and then slowly begins to fade until it looks as if it will extinguish. She is a prolific writerof ya novels, memoirs and nonfiction. Dreamlike is one word for beth kepharts latest novel, small damages, in which an american teenager is exiled to spain after she gets. Beth kephart, the awardwinning author of more than twodozen books of fiction and nonfiction, has chaired national literature juries. Her percolating story emerges through kephart s lilting prose in that same hazy way youd meander through the narrow white streets of seville in. When shes not writing or teaching, she loves to take photographs and to garden. Small damages by beth kephart nook book ebook barnes. Small damages by beth kephart top ten tuesday 55 december 11, 2012 had a few beth kephart books on my tbr for awhile, but it was her most recent book, small damages, that really got me excited about her work. The small damages book trailer, featuring more than a. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover beths. In it, kenzie is forced to think about what she wants from life her mothers understanding, her boyfriends support, or something else entirely but along the way, she finds people whom she can trust, more than her own friends, and who trust her, more than her own family.
Beth kephart is one of those enviable people whose talent seems limitless. Small damages is not like any other book i have read. Small damages has everything that i love about young adult and new adult contemporaries and i know that this will not be the last book by beth kephart that i will read. Issue driven fiction wintergirls by laurie halse anderson or any of her books. There are books that pump your adrenaline for you and there are books, like small damages by beth kephart, that seep deep into your being, settle there, making their mark on your emotions, your perceptions about other cultures, and your own world view. There is a reason that readers and authors such as ruta sepetys of between shades of gray fame are raving about this book.
Its senior year, and while kenzie should be looking forward to prom. Her subsequent four memoirs earned her additional acclaim and standing among memoir readers. The small damages book trailer, featuring more than a dozen images of southern spain and spanish guitar. Author interview beth kephart, author of small damages. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of books for both adults and young readers, including you are my only, small damages, handling the truth, and one thing stolen. Buy the paperback book small damages by beth kephart at indigo. From there we move to the heart is not a size and an impoverished town in juarez, mexico. In terms of drama and adventure, you cant get much better than that. Free download or read online small damages pdf epub book. Even when she was being emo and droopy and selfpitying. The prose speaks for kenzie with honesty and heart. Small damages by beth kephart in a gorgeous story saturated with the rich sights, smells and flavors of spain, 18yearold kenzie, mourning the recent death of her beloved father, finds herself pregnant and definitely unwilling to terminate her pregnancy. Pdf small damages book by beth kephart free download. Then small damages, where a young girl finds herself, both geographically and.
Beth kepharts first memoir was a national book award finalist and was named best book of the year 1998 by several publications. Its senior year, and while kenzie should be looking forward to prom and starting college in the fall, she discovers shes pregnant. Author interview beth kephart, author of small damages bookpage. Read small damages by beth kephart available from rakuten kobo. Pietrzyk is the author of silver girl, a new novel set in 1980s chicago during the time of the tylenol murders.
Beth kephart interviews leslie pietrzyk about her new novel, silver girl. Kephart has created a lyrical, beautiful story about a young woman at a turning point, struggling to reconcile her choices, find her place in the world and discover the true meaning of family. View beth kepharts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Small damages is another wonderful novel by beth kephart. She finds solace in the one person she trusts, her boyfriend. Dreamlike is one word for beth kephart s latest novel, small damages, in which an american teenager is exiled to spain after she gets pregnant. She was a national book award finalist for her book a slant of the sun. Small damages has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Dangerous neighbors takes place in her beloved philadelphia and draws us into the 1876 centennial exposition. Over limeade hers and a latte mine, we spend an afternoon discussing kepharts 14th book, the mesmerizing teen novel small damages. This superunconventional plot is one of the ways that beth kepharts small damages is unlike any ya book ive ever read.
Literary ya fiction small damages by beth kephart or any beth kephart book. Review of small damages by beth kephart, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. Dreamlike is one word for beth kepharts latest novel, small damages, in which an american teenager is exiled to spain after she gets pregnant. Beth kephart is the author of twentytwo books, publishing memoir, young adult literature, a corporate fairytale, an autobiography of a river, and an essay and photography collection.
Damages is a feast for the heart and the soul, and a comingofage novel not easily forgotten. In beth kepharts one thing stolen, the beauty and history of one of the worlds great cities and the confusion and fear caused by a rare brain disorder combine to produce a fresh, unexpected story seventeenyearold nadia cara and her family are in florence for her fathers research on the massive 1966 arno river flood. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of more than a dozen books. Small damages tells the story of a young woman who gets pregnant and is sent. Small damages by beth kephart, 9780142426418, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Small damages book by beth kephart 2 available editions. Beth kepharts young adult books are certainly not defined geographically. Field honor book and a best book of the year by many publications. The themesfamily need not be biological, home is the place where people love you, regrets cannot be undoneare exquisitely illustrated in small damages. Going over by beth kephart two heads together book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Beth kephart partner juncture writing workshops linkedin. Kephart has a skill unlike other young adult authors in that she never sees her younger readers as incapable of understanding or of deep emotion.
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