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conversations.value: Give me a description for a story titled The Beginner's Guide to Living about UpWith, Taryn, Beginner's with the genre: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction.
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conversations.value: Gr 9 UpWith the sudden death of his mother, Will begins to question everything to find the meaning of life. He grieves as he searches through memory, religion, philosophy, art, and relationships. Still he is able to find no peace or happiness, except when he is with his new girlfriend, Taryn. Too soon that relationship, though vital, begins to wear thin as all Will finds are more questions and no answers. The Beginner's Guide to Life is a novel of someone in true existential crisis. The teen is thrown by the loss of his mother, which he cannot understand. The story is his quest. Its strengths are the relationships. Each and every one feels authentic: the father with his sons, the brotherly rivalry, the couple, but all of that is overshadowed by Will's need for answers. Beautifully written, this novel will appeal to teens who are deep thinkers and questioners.Melyssa Kenney, Parkville High School, Baltimore, MD. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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conversations.value: He grieves as he searches through memory, religion, philosophy, art, and relationships. Still he is able to find no peace or happiness, except when he is with his new girlfriend, Taryn. Too soon that relationship, though vital, begins to wear thin as all Will finds are more questions and no answers. The Beginner's Guide to Life is a novel of someone in true existential crisis. The teen is thrown by the loss of his mother, which he cannot understand. The story is his quest. Its strengths are the relationships. Each and every one feels authentic: the father with his sons, the brotherly rivalry, the couple, but all of that is overshadowed by Will's need for answers. Beautifully written, this novel will appeal to teens who are deep thinkers and questioners.Melyssa Kenney, Parkville High School, Baltimore, MD. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.