Young Adult Fiction
G/A Sedgwick, Marcus. The Ghosts of Heaven. Roaring Brook, 2015. 368p. 978-1-6268-2125-8. 17.99
G/A Sedgwick, Marcus. The Ghosts of Heaven. Roaring Brook, 2015. 368p. 978-1-6268-2125-8. 17.99
This
novel consists of four semi-interconnected short stories (that the author
states can be read in any order). Each “quarter” takes place in a different
time and place, but they all have one thing in common, a fear or obsession with
spirals. From cave drawings to spinning tops to spiral staircases and spiraling
through space, all the characters of the four stories are focused on the
meaning of spirals and surviving their circumstances (although not all do). Each
individual story is compelling, but it may all be a little too mysterious and
philosophical for most teens. It may be better suited and appeal to adult
readers more. Loren Spector, LAPL, Memorial Branch Library
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