Sweethearts by sara zarr speak by laurie halse anderson seems to be considered one of the flagship novels of a new generation of young adult literature, where teens face the real problems in life and deal with them in various successful and unsuccessful ways. Getting lost in a book with something sweet or salty or hopefully both, like stacks of crackers with butter and jelly, seemed, in some. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. As a national book award finalist, sara zarr has a lot riding on this next novel, scheduled for release in february 2008. This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarrs fullbodied characters and creative storytelling. Cameron and jenna both had lonely lives as children, and endured a horrific event when camerons father tried to bully them into playing a sex game. Lost, grieving, and alone, jennifer does the only thing she knows how to do to survive. Sweethearts by sara zarr hardcover, little brown rating. After all the beach reads loathe this term, but that was the nicest i could come up with ive been reading, picking up sweethearts is comparable to taking a plunge into the dark, salty depths and. If you liked story of a girl, you will love sweethearts.
Sweethearts ebook by sara zarr 9780316029261 rakuten kobo. Getting lost in a book with something sweet or salty or hopefully both, like stacks of crackers with butter and jelly, seemed, in some ways, the closest id gotten to complete and total happiness. Her first novel, story of a girl, was a 2007 national book award finalist. Publishers weekly dec 24, 2007 this book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarr s story of a girl fullbodied. Dec 20, 2016 this video is about sweethearts by sara zarr. She is the author of how to save a life, what we lost, sweethearts, and the national book award finalist story of a girl. Between them they face bullies, homelessness, abuse, shoplifting, binge eating, and more jenna even grows up believing cameron is dead. She created such a nice bond between the both of them, starting from when they were little and giving readers vivid sensory images of how they grew up together. I loved how zarr could write about a touching relationship between a girl and a boy without making it romantic.
This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarrs story of a girl fullbodied. Sweethearts sara zarr page 5 read online free books. Sara zarr is the acclaimed author of four novels for young adults. Feb 07, 2008 sweethearts by sara zarr hardcover, little brown rating. When cameron reappears in jennas life, jenna begins binge eating and shoplifting again. Jennifer harris used to be that girl in school the one that always got made fun of and who. Sweethearts by sara zarr book cover, description, publication history. I got the exciting opportunity to interview sara zarr about this book, so look for this interview on february 4 th as i take part in the sweethearts blog tour. Sweethearts by sara zarr is the story of a girl, jennifer jenna harris, who once had a friend named cameron quick.
When her childhood soul mate cameron quick miraculously reappears, jennas carefully cultivated persona begins to unravel. I remember that i had a library book about possums and i liked the way they walked on mossy logs and peered out from holes in trees and how their paws looked like little human hands. Sara zarr was raised in san francisco, went to high school in pacifica, and now lives with her husband in salt lake city, utah. After losing her soul mate, cameron, when they were nine, jennifer, now seventeen, transforms herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular jenna, but camerons unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil. From national book award finalist sara zarr, sweethearts is a story about the power of memory, the bond of friendship, and the quiet resilience of our childhood hearts. After years working to achieve popularity, jenna tries not to think about elementary school. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Sweethearts by sara zarr, 9780316014564, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Sara zarr, quote from sweethearts other memories stick, no matter how much you wish they wouldnt. Her short fiction and essays have also appeared in image, hunger mountain, and several anthologies. This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarrs story of a girl fullbodied characters and c. She is also the coauthor of roomies, with tara altebrando.
Jan 20, 2008 if you liked story of a girl, you will love sweethearts. Feb 05, 2009 sweethearts is my first sara zarr book, so i wasnt sure what to expect. They were both outcasts in elementary school jennifer the fat girl, cameron the weird boy. Sara zarr was raised in san francisco, california, and now lives with her husband in salt lake city, utah. Speaks to the deep friendships that grow among young people who have suffered trauma. After losing her soul mate, cameron, when they were nine, jennifer. Publishers weekly dec 24, 2007 this book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarrs story of a girl fullbodied. How to save a life, story of a girl, once was lost. What is the setting of the book sweethearts by sara zarr. Sara zarr is also going on a minitour to promote sweethearts. Feb 01, 2008 sara zarr was raised in san francisco, california, and now lives with her husband in salt lake city, utah. Also, shes coming to tla the texas library association annual conference that ill be attending in the spring and im really looking forward to meeting her, hopefully.
How to save a life, story of a girl, once was lost amazon goodreads sara zarrs website got this little beaut at the library. Download and read online for free sweethearts by sara zarr. Andersen leave a comment teaching in trimesters isnt really my favorite for a variety of reasons, but i love that it allows me to teach so many sections of my y. Ive given up on trying to understand the first two things, but ive been giving some thought to the sara zarr situation. And all i can say is oh my god guys, dont go into this book expecting a light and happy romance. Themes of love and friendship are handled by the author, sara zarr, in an especially unique and realistic manner in sweethearts, which was published in 2008. Even readers drawn to the carefully crafted story here may be overwhelmed by the mature problems jenna and cameron deal with here. Sweethearts by sara zarr meet your next favorite book. Not sad in the sense of big tragic event that happens, but in the sense of the overall way things went.
The audiobook sweethearts was narrated by sara zarr herself and she does a lovely job except for in the last chapter where she pronounces nevada navaahduh. Jennifer and cameron were best friends when they were little kids. Sweethearts is my first sara zarr book, so i wasnt sure what to expect. The taste of peppermint makes me sneeze, the sound of anthony bourdains voice makes me fall asleep, and reading sara zarr makes me burst into tears.
Zarr transfixes teen readers with enticing explorations of identity and enduring love. Sweethearts by sara zarr penguin random house audio. Theyre like a song you hate but cant ever get completely out of your head, and this song becomes the background noise of your entire life, snippets of lyrics and lines of music floating up and then receding, a crazy kind of tide. Sweethearts by sara zarr ive learned to live with it. Story of a girl national book award finalist, sweethearts cybil award finalist, once was lost a kirkus best book of 2009 and how to save a life. This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarr s story of a girl fullbodied characters and c. Review of sweethearts by sara zarr rhapsody in books weblog. See all books authored by sara zarr, including story of a girl, and sweethearts, and more on. It was published by little, brown books for young readers and has a total of 217 pages in the book.
Throughout the book as jenna gets older, zarr connects all the puzzle pieces along the way to reveal how cameron disappeared. Sara zarr born october 3, 1970 is an american writer. Theres depth and emotion in this book, especially in how jenna and cameron get to relive their childhood memories together and feel nostalgic for the old times once they are finally reunited. As children, jennifer harris and cameron quick were both social outcasts.
Sweethearts is a story about the power of memory, the bond of friendship, and the quiet resilience of our childhood hearts. She was raised in san francisco, and now lives in salt lake city, utah with her husband. Then one day cameron disappears and jennifers mom tells her that he died. She is the author of how to save a life, once was lost, sweethearts, and the national book award finalist story of a girl. Jan 01, 2009 sara zarr was raised in san francisco, california. Sweethearts by sara zarr at the best online ebook storage. Its a freaking cookie and the title is sweethearts and, you know. Sweethearts is the story of camerons return to jennifers life and what happens when her two worlds meet.