Deb Caletti's Blog - Posts Tagged "starred-reviews"
FOURTH starred review for THE LAST FOREVER
THE LAST FOREVER just received it's FOURTH starred review! The Hornbook review joins the ones for Kirkus, PW and Booklist. Yippee!!
ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR THE LOST - KIRKUS STAR!
Our first review for ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR THE LOST has just arrived, and it's sporting a lovely Kirkus star! Ce-le-brate!
ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR THE LOST - PW STAR
Our second review arrived
, and it's another lovely STAR for ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR THE LOST, this time from Publisher's Weekly! I like you, 2016.
Read it here:
Caletti (The Last Forever) returns with a lovely testament to human resiliency and true love. Mads Murray is staying with her aunt and uncle in Seattle while she pursues her realtor’s license in order to work with her mother. It’s not what Mads wants, but guilt and loyalty to her mother have trapped her, causing a spiral into depression. While swimming in Lake Union one morning, she discovers a body. Mads becomes fixated on the dead woman, Anna Youngwolf Floyd, and her son, Billy, who is destroyed by grief and finds comfort in the dogs that he “liberates” from unfit owners, the no-kill shelter where he works, and a map from E.L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Mads and Billy meet, they are smitten, but Mads is terrified to reveal that she’s the one who found his mother. Billy and Mads’s romance is tender and sweet, and Caletti’s lyrical, sometimes witty narration pulls readers close to both teenagers’ tangled emotions in a complex exploration of grief, mental illness, the redemptive power of storytelling, and the hope found in unexpected places. Ages 14–up.
, and it's another lovely STAR for ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR THE LOST, this time from Publisher's Weekly! I like you, 2016.Read it here:
Caletti (The Last Forever) returns with a lovely testament to human resiliency and true love. Mads Murray is staying with her aunt and uncle in Seattle while she pursues her realtor’s license in order to work with her mother. It’s not what Mads wants, but guilt and loyalty to her mother have trapped her, causing a spiral into depression. While swimming in Lake Union one morning, she discovers a body. Mads becomes fixated on the dead woman, Anna Youngwolf Floyd, and her son, Billy, who is destroyed by grief and finds comfort in the dogs that he “liberates” from unfit owners, the no-kill shelter where he works, and a map from E.L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Mads and Billy meet, they are smitten, but Mads is terrified to reveal that she’s the one who found his mother. Billy and Mads’s romance is tender and sweet, and Caletti’s lyrical, sometimes witty narration pulls readers close to both teenagers’ tangled emotions in a complex exploration of grief, mental illness, the redemptive power of storytelling, and the hope found in unexpected places. Ages 14–up.
THIRD starred review for HEART!
A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD gets its THIRD STARRED REVIEW from Publishers Weekly, joining Kirkus and Booklist! Thrilled and happy for this book that I and my whole team at S&S are all so passionate about.
FOURTH starred review for A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD
So thrilled and happy that A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD received its FOURTH starred review from BCCB, joining Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist!
THE EPIC STORY OF EVERY LIVING THING
The Epic Story of Every Living Thing, my newest YA novel, is coming on September 13th! And it has FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!
★ "This gorgeous coming-of-age novel...deftly and empathetically engages head-on with anxiety….An epic tale of life, love, and identity." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Caletti’s bighearted novel, which endorses the wonders of being present . . . uses two seemingly perpendicular voyages to expertly navigate themes of belonging, connection, family, and identity" —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Through this novel about overcoming fear and expectations, Caletti examines what makes a person—is it their DNA, their lived experiences, or the family who raised them?" —SLJ, starred review
★"[A] heartwarming and authentic story that's packed with a collage of well-researched detail, people, and themes....will find itself right at home in collections with strong contemporary YA."
—Booklist, starred review
★ "Caletti’s sophisticated, intricate storytelling brings complexity and richness...Both deeply introspective and profoundly engaged with the world, making for a novel that embraces imperfection and inspires empathy." —Bookpage, starred review
"A rich, contemplative story about looking beneath the (literal and figurative) surface to find love, purpose, and joy." —The Horn Book Review
★ "This gorgeous coming-of-age novel...deftly and empathetically engages head-on with anxiety….An epic tale of life, love, and identity." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Caletti’s bighearted novel, which endorses the wonders of being present . . . uses two seemingly perpendicular voyages to expertly navigate themes of belonging, connection, family, and identity" —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Through this novel about overcoming fear and expectations, Caletti examines what makes a person—is it their DNA, their lived experiences, or the family who raised them?" —SLJ, starred review
★"[A] heartwarming and authentic story that's packed with a collage of well-researched detail, people, and themes....will find itself right at home in collections with strong contemporary YA."
—Booklist, starred review
★ "Caletti’s sophisticated, intricate storytelling brings complexity and richness...Both deeply introspective and profoundly engaged with the world, making for a novel that embraces imperfection and inspires empathy." —Bookpage, starred review
"A rich, contemplative story about looking beneath the (literal and figurative) surface to find love, purpose, and joy." —The Horn Book Review
