The Language of Stars
- Author Louise Hawes
- Narrator Katie Schorr
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 31 May 2016
- Run Time 10 hours and 5 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry.
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What to expect
Sarah is forced to take a summer poetry class as penance for trashing the home of a famous poet, in this fresh novel about finding your own voice.
Sarah has had her happy ending: she is at the party of the year with the most popular boy in school. But when that boy turns out to be a troublemaker who decided to throw a party at a cottage museum dedicated to renowned poet Rufus Baylor, everything changes. By the end of the party, the whole cottage is trashed—curtains up in flames, walls damaged, mementos smashed—and when the partygoers are caught, they’re all sentenced to take a summer class studying Rufus Baylor’s poetry—with Baylor as their teacher.
For Sarah, Baylor is a revelation. Unlike her mother, who is obsessed with keeping up appearances, and her estranged father, for whom she can’t do anything right, Rufus Baylor listens to what she has to say and appreciates her ear for language. Through his classes, Sarah starts to see her relationships and the world in a new light and finds that maybe her happy ending is really only part of a much more interesting beginning.
The Language of Stars is a gorgeous celebration of poetry, language, and love from celebrated author Louise Hawes.
Critics Review
u201c[Sarahu2019s] struggle with the decision to be true to herself is one that many teens will recognize.u201d
u201cA story about a girl learning to love the possibilities that come with independence: the chance to discover oneu2019s true self and desires, while forging a path forward that might fulfill them.u201d
u201cHawes excels in crafting rounded characters with varied home situations teens can relate tou2026A tale of self-discovery well suited for art-inclined readers who feel themselves on the fringe.u201d
u201cA rewarding character study [about] the power of creative expression. This is a tale of forgiveness, listening to the world, and looking beyond the surface.u201d
u201cReaders will find much to savor in this book, an inspiring redemption story and an ode to the transformative power of verse.u201d
u201cNarrator Katie Schorru2019s voice is soft as she begins Sarah Wheeleru2019s first-person story. This gentleness conveys the meekness of a girl who is cowed by her boorish father, controlling mother, and domineering boyfriendu2026Schorr captures Bayloru2019s melodic Southern tones, disarming charm, and growing tenderness toward Sarah..Schorru2019s excellent portrayals are crucial to a this character-driven novel.u201d
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