A quarter of the way through the book, i adored each character, and connected with mira, the narrator and protagonist. Fortunately, i really, really, really gelled with you are my only and am going to recommend it to people who might not be into kephart s books quite yet. Beth kephart is the author of nonfiction, poetry and young adult fiction for adults and teens, including the national book award finalist, a slant of sun. Reflections on endings, beginnings, and the unearthing of self. I read the first line of chapter oneblue, for exampleand fell in love with the writing. This is the story of you, the latest from national book award finalist beth kephart, is a beautiful rendering of a terrifying event. The life and times of philadelphias schuylkill river, and ghosts in the garden. Ada, a nearly 16yearold graffiti artist, lives in poverty in west berlin, but stefan, the 18yearold boy she loves, lives on the other side of the wall in even more difficult conditions. Beth kephart is the author of 21 books, including six memoirs and handling the truth. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on april 1, 2014. Going over traverse area district library overdrive.
In fact, after reading beth kephart s going over, i realize that my schooling about this historical barrier was pretty lacking. If the novels pacing is a little awkward at timesslowing in the middle and rushing through climactic twistskepharts liquid prose drives the story, fueling the readers own emotional turmoil and. She knows everyone, has gone to school with the kids her age since they all started out together, and is used to the rhythm of her life. Set in berlin during the cold war, going over is a story of a boy and a girl in love, but separated by the iron curtain. While spending a year in florence, italy, shes become a thief. Jan 22, 2014 fortunately, i really, really, really gelled with you are my only and am going to recommend it to people who might not be into kepharts books quite yet. Click download or read online button to going over book pdf for free now. To be honest, the reason i stopped to take a second look was. Running out of the abyss chapter 1 out of the abyss dm guide. Going over overdrive read, adobe epub ebook, kindle book average rating. Mcdermotts package is propped up against the door, with just my name on itkatieand her initials. You are my only by beth kephart follows dual point of views, alternating between emmy ranes, a very young mother and sophie, a lonely homeschooled teenager.
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Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life. An adjunct faculty member of the university of pennsylvania, she is also the cofounder of juncture workshops, which can be found online at. Writer of the going over by beth kephart is very smart in delivering message through the book. Going, beth kephart, chris lynch, an na, jacqueline woodson. Though the violence is described in small details and references, its gutwrenching and emotionally difficult. In going over her writing hits the enviable at least for this writer sweet spot where lyrical prose manages to remain transparent and accessible. It is february 1983, and berlin is a divided city with a mileslong barricade separating east from west. In fact, after reading beth kepharts going over, i realize that my schooling about this. Nothing but ghosts read online free book by beth kephart. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of nineteen books, including going over, handling the truth. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Click download or read online button to get going over book now.
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Ada and stefan have been friends all their lives, because when their grandmothers were young, they were best friends. This is the first time ive read a fiction bookokay, any bookwith a focus on the berlin wall. Small damages by beth kephart nook book ebook barnes. Going over is the type of book that you wish you had written as your eyes drink in the mesmerising creation.
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A fiveday workshop that will change the way you see and tell the story of your life, presented by beth kephart, a nationally renowned memoirist and teacher. Beth kephart s novel, going over, captures the difficulties people faced on both sides of berlin with the story of ada, a girl from the west, and stefan, a boy who lives in the east. Aug 17, 2010 beth kepharts dangerous neighbors is a slip of a novel that packs an emotional punch, and i dont think i was ready for the raw glimpse into what it really means to be my sisters keeper. I am the awardwinning author of 22 books, editorial director of the pbs arts and culture show articulate with jim cotter, an adjunct teacher at the university of pennsylvania, a cofounder of juncture workshops, an essayist for the philadelphia inquirer. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of 21 booksincluding six memoirsand the 20152016 recipient of the beltran family award for innovative teaching and mentoring at the university of pennsylvanias kelly writers house. However, i dont particularly feel this would jump off the shelf at anyone. Oct 25, 2011 you are my only by beth kephart tackles the tough topic of child abduction from two perspectives that of the young victim, sophie, and that of a mother, emmy, whose child is stolen. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Beth kephart in the early 1980s ada and stefan are young, wouldbe lovers living on opposite sides of the berlin wallada lives with her mother and grandmother and paints graffiti on the wall, and stefan lives. As soon as the book ends, we want to begin it again. Oct 27, 2011 time washes over, changes the look of things. And when she tries to speak, the words seem far away. Love across the divide of the berlin wall in the 1980s, with a teenaged heroine needing someone, but losing others.
Young adult literary adaptations of the canon scholarly. Kephart gets under the readers skin, raising questions and leaving us unsettled, unsure. Stefan lives in east berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of friedrichshain. Jun 24, 2014 beth kepharts novel, going over, captures the difficulties people faced on both sides of berlin with the story of ada, a girl from the west, and stefan, a boy who lives in the east. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. We have going over doc, txt, epub, djvu, pdf formats. Life in the grim shadow of the berlin wall is vividly reflected in kepharts moving exploration in two voices. Parents need to know that beth kepharts going over portrays harsh experiences on both sides of the berlin wall in the early 1980s.
This is the story of you by beth kephart novel ink. Beth kephart, going over lyrical prose, beautiful and sensual imagery, a dark setting. Even though i grew up during the end of the cold war i was 20 years old when the wall came down in 1989, i really didnt have enough background knowledge about life in east and west berlin to truly appreciate this story. Inspired by a trip the author took to berlin in 2011, going over is told in alternating chapters by ada and stefan, giving us a glimpse of life on both sides of the wall. Sep 16, 2014 we have few if any ya books on this topic and i am grateful to kephart for writing about this subject in going over 2014. Theres hardly any weight to it, feels like it could have been blown away by a fraction of a wind, but its just so still tonight. One thing stolen north texas libraries on the go overdrive. The cover is cute and, having read the synopsis, most of the elements make sense. She has been nominated for a national book award, has been awarded grants from the national endowment for the arts. This is the story of you by beth kephart published by chronicle books on april 12th 2016 pages. She is also a writing partner in the marketing communications firm, fusion communications. Download pdf goingover free online new books in politics. Dec 28, 2014 going over by beth kephart also by this author. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site.
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