In the book, booth focuses on the five nordic countriesdenmark, iceland, norway, finland and swedendedicating a section of the book to each one. In july, i discovered author brian katchers work while browsing the stacks of my local librarys ya section. I find it really disappointing that theres a huge spoiler in the summary. The cover has the whole floating head thing going on. Brian katcher is the author of several books including playing with matches and the improbable theory of ana and zak.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2009, and was written by brian katcher. Brian katcher author visit amazons brian katcher page. The blurb lays out the plot of almost perfect neatly. The alas press release rightly calls this book exceptional. Almost all the time maybe her hair, it smells like cigarettes when i climb into bed with her at night she dont wanna try but this just feels so right shes almost perfect she is so close to being everything shes almost perfect but shes not, shes not mine maybe she knows she drives me crazy just bats her eyes like shes my baby. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in paperback format. Its sexualized, which isnt all bad because the story does explore aspects of. Bruce worked almost every hour he was awake, even though most of his friends and relatives told him he was crazy.
Almost perfect, by alice adams, the author of seven other novels and four highly praised collections of short stories, deals with a most promising and. Winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award. He is such a great teen, angry, sensitive, and totally ambushed by his long time girlfriend. The story the elephant vanishes is a short story by japanese author haruki murakami, included in a short story collection of the same name. He began writing the book after migrating from england to denmark, based on his. Katcher flawlessly channels the worried and confused voice of a straight teenage boy in this honest and uncompromising take on transgender love. The improbable theory of ana and zak by brian katcher. Well, more like gouging a piece of shrapnel out of my stomach, pouring a bottle of gin into the wound, lighting it on fire, and sewing my guts up with a. I enjoyed his almost perfect so much that i ordered playing with matches.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1970, and was written by james dickey. The new girl, sage, was tall, pretty, and a bit awkward but apeals to logan when he trust no one. There was no summary, so i thought maybe it was a cute love story that doesnt work out. Almost perfect was listed by the american library association as one of the best books for young adults in 2010 generic levitra. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read almost perfect. Sales were down a little for the current quarter and they had made up their minds. Victoria aveyard cassandra clare sarah dessen john green. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Alan worked practically every moment he was not teaching, including nights, holidays, and saturdays. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this almost perfect study guide and get instant access to the following summary. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach.
His depression fires his obsession until a new girl shows up in biology class and turns his world. The almost nearly perfect people npr coverage of the almost nearly perfect people. Less than a day later, i had finished, moved by the bittersweet story of sage and logan. Dianne blacklock, author of call waiting, wife for hire and almost perfect, lives south of sydney. In my mind, as a result of his experiences with sage, he could create or join a group looking to break down barriers between i hate this word normal people and the lgbt community in college thus making amends and hopefully regaining some of the sympathy from the readers he lost for his actions in almost perfect. The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story are. Set in canarsie, a jewish community of brooklyn, an almost perfect moment 2005 is the story of valentine kessler and her mother, miriam. This is not my original idea, but i think it bears repeating. She has brown eyes, long legs, nice eyes and smile.
Home books purchase books events about brian photos contact brian. The premise appealed to me and i downloaded it to my kindle. His girlfriend of three years cheated on him, and hes in a prime stage of. Almost perfect brian katcher by abbi burris on prezi. Pdf almost perfect book by brian katcher free download. Whether youre trans, gay, lesbian, bi, queer, questioning, or straight, this winner of. Free download or read online deliverance pdf epub book. Brian katcher lives in missouri with his wife and daughter, where he works as a school librarian. I kept thinking about the book, wondering how these characters navigated their lives as. Logan realistically cycles through denial, anger and anxiety, finally reaching acceptance but constantly. Pdf deliverance book by james dickey free download 288.
To ask other readers questions about almost perfect, please sign up. Almost perfect made the american library associations 2010 list of best books for young adults. Perfect for fans of nick and norahs infinite playlist and the statistical probability of love at first sight, the improbable theory of ana and zak is stonewall awardwinning author brian katchers hilarious he saidshe said romance about two teens discovering themselves on an outofthisworld accidental first date at a scifi convention. We do not collect or store information about visitors of our site. Those were the words of grownup mary talking about her handsome beau, the one she wasnt gonna marry. Logan witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. He still hasnt paid that parking ticket he got in west virginia in 1997. After thoroughly enjoying author brian katchers debut playing with matches. Almost perfect by dianne blacklock overdrive rakuten. Eaton and mulholland believed that their power placed. Those were the words of ol miss hume teaching in the.
Logan is a guy in high school and soon to be a graduate. A few weeks ago, i stumbled upon almost perfect by brian katcher. Sages parents keep her on a short leash and wont let her do anything with boys almost perfect by. Squeezes me a bit too tight almost perfect but not quite. We discussed the proposed changes for almost three hours, but the final vote was never in doubt. Its been a long time since logan has swooned over a girl. The paperback of the almost perfect by brian katcher at barnes. But these cultural habits less reveal her fictional character than keep them stilled, fixedand so, in this book, about a womans love affair with an attractive man who. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are ed gentry, bobby trippe. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his smalltown high school. Brian katcher s second novel almost perfect is the winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award, presented by the american library association.
I think it could be a good thing for logan to be the one chasing. When shes not writing she goes on rampages through the house, cleaning and emptying out cupboards and making everyone do extra chores. Sage generally isnt a caricature, and you can tell katcher really tried to keep her as humanized as possible. Behind the myth of the scandinavian utopia by michael booth. Brian katcher is the author of playing with matches, and a school librarian. You can visit him on the web at from the hardcover edition. Logan is falling madly for sage, and then he discovers that she was born a he. So this is much more about logans struggle to understand and accept sage as she is than it is about sage herself. Character essay almost perfect the novel almost perfect written by brian katcher describes a character with many different thoughts.
With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic breakup, eighteenyearold logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his smalltown missouri high school, keeping a big secret. I owned one percent of the stock and bruce and alan each owned half of the rest. Buy a cheap copy of almost perfect book by brian katcher. Almost perfect by brian katcher in chm, fb3, rtf download ebook. The truth about the nordic miracle is a 2014 nonfiction book by the british journalist michael booth. The 2011 winner of the stonewall book award, sponsored by the american library associations gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered round table, is almost perfect by brian katcher. A school librarian, he lives in missouri with his wife and daughter. When a new girl enrolls in his schools things are started to look good for him. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Highschool senior logan is stunned when outgoing new girl sage reveals she is biologically a boy after they kiss for the first time. Free download or read online almost perfect pdf epub book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Painful and quick, just like ripping off a bandaid. Katcher, brian brian katcher books, john clark, november 24. Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award, presented by the american library association. Secondary characters setting sage is very tall, with flowing red hair. There have been a lot of jokes about how people of my generation, who grew up in the. Alan worked primarily on the part of the program which did the printing, and bruce wrote the screen portion. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.