Clean is all about five kids in rehab for various drugs and other addictions. May 08, 2012 amy reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels beautiful, clean, crazy, over you, damaged, invincible, unforgivable, the nowhere girls, and the boy and girl who broke the world. Debut novelist amy reed writes cassies dark story in a prose that stuns and lingers. In addition to these, author reed has also written a 2 book series called invincible. From the author of beautiful, a poignant, captivating novel about five teens in rehab. Amy reed official website for author amy reed ya author of the boy and girl who broke the world, our stories, our voices, the nowhere girls and other books. See all books authored by amy reed, including clean, and beautiful, and more on. Amy reed official website for author amy reed ya author. Im right there in her mind and i cant get out of it. She is particularly famous for writing the invincible series of novels. I didnt have a lot of friends and never really felt like i fit in in elementary school.
Its not easy to read, and knowing that these teens have hit such a rock bottom that theyre together in a residential rehab facility makes it understandable why this book is going to be uncomfortable. It wasnt going to be an easy nor a fun read, but i didnt quite expect to have such a. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western north carolina where. This is one of those books that at first dont grab you from the beginning, but once they do, they pull you so hard it makes you shake. Shes clearly not afraid of being brutally honest when it comes to telling a story and gets right into the nittygritty, deepdown stuff that we tend to hide or what characters dont show in many books. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. If youll remember, i was quite a fan of her debut novel, beautiful, and i knew ahead of time that clean was going to tackle the idea of drug addition within the setting of a treatment facility. I was terrified for cassie and captivated at the same time by amy reeds. Amy reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels beautiful, clean, crazy, over you, damaged, invincible, unforgivable, the nowhere girls, and the boy and girl who broke the world. Here i am with the first friend ive had in forever. Ive been devouring her books since her first, beautiful, came out in 2009. Beautiful has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Amy is excited to give away a free copy of her book to a random commenter. Amy reed author of the nowhere girls, beautiful, damaged, unforgivable, clean, invincible, over you and crazy. Its beautiful for sure, but its not easy, nor is it supposed to be. Amy reeds writing is compelling and while harsh, its got a lyrical quality to it. You can win a blog contest even if youve won before. Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. There are likely other books as good or better that i just didnt. Beautiful by amy reed when cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of seattle, she is determined to leave her boring. Best fiction books are always available here the largest online library. Cassie is a thirteen year old girl who gets involved in a group of kids who take drugs and party too much. Social themes drugs, alcohol, substance abuse book. Some readers will not like this book at all and i suspect some will hate it. Take a deep breath and steel yourself for amy reeds debut novel beautiful. In this raw, gutwrenching, and beautifully written sequel to invincible, marcus continues evies story of their intense romance, a stunning conclusion to this contemporary duology perfect for fans of gayle forman and sara zarr marcus knows pain.
Beautiful 2009 read online free book by amy reed in epub,txt. Ellen hopkins, bestselling author of crank, burned, glass, and impulse a latterday go ask alice, beautiful is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense icepick jab to the heart. And shes lucky when alex notices her, introduces her to a group of guys who think shes the most beautiful thing theyve seen. Unfortunately i kind of forgot that i had it and it ended up sitting on my shelf for two. Browse your favourite books and read them free in our ereader. The authentic narrative voice almost never slips, and may make a story about a yearold still appeal to older teens ready for a very edgy read. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the nowhere girls. A latterday go ask alice, beautiful is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense icepick jab to the heart. Author reed is known to have written numerous successful standalone novels in her career. Like i said, the book is an extremely fast read, yet that can be because its pretty short a little too short. With sharp, shattering emotions, the novel reads like a memoir so you feel a part of it, cassies pain your pain, the novels pulse the fear of a crash and burn. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Beautiful by amy reed is not appropriate for all age groups. There is something disturbingly haunting about beautiful.
Amy reed is the author of the edgy ya novels beautiful 2009 and clean 2011, both published by simon pulse. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western north carolina where she. I was terrified for cassie and captivated at the same time by amy reeds luminous prose. Author reed shares the genesis of her characer cassie, a girl who gets caught up in a fastpaced world of drugs, sex, secrets, cruelty, and a twisted friendship triangle. Little 7th grade cassies made it cool with a group of 9th graders and knows her year will be much more than boring. Amy reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels beautiful, clean, crazy, over you, damaged, invincible, unforgivable, and the nowhere girls. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around. Praise for beautiful beautiful is stark, disquieting and, quite simply, riveting. But writer amy reed has style, even when her prose sounds too sophisticated and articulate for a young teen, particularly one who is disturbed. Clean is one of those books that i honestly wasnt sure that i would love as much as i did. Engaged in murder 2014 ghosting 2012 now reading books. I was terrified for cassie and captivated at the same time by amy reeds luminous. Beautiful is stark, disquieting and, quite simply, riveting.
If you already have your own shelf of books like these and i know you do, i have some titles for you to add. This is cassies chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. This book felt like it had a lot of potential but also like it skipped around too much. Join to find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite ya authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests. Jul 19, 2011 clean is a book i read for two reasons. Share the title and book so other readers can add it to their tbr lists if they like it todays teaser is from beautiful by amy reed. Read beautiful online by amy reed books free 30day trial. Praise for beautiful 2011 yalsa quick pick for reluctant young adult readers. Beautiful book by amy reed half price books marketplace. Find authors like amy reed from the worlds largest community of readers. Reeds writing allows cassie to distance herself from all. Jul 11, 2011 reeds writing, much like her writing in beautiful, is unflinching and raw. Ill be the first to admit to having a hard, hard time reading amy reeds sophomore release, clean.
Fans of ellen hopkins whose blurb on the paperback was enough to sell one of my teens on it, gail giles, courtney summers, and other unflinching contemporary fiction with real voice and pulse will eat this up. Although i like the ending, the unknowing of what happens to cassie, i was really sad that the end comes at not the. A room without books is like a body without a soul. I am so glad tor books was able to release all five of the alcatraz series in beautiful new hardcover editions. Her eighth novel, the nowhere girls, was released on october 10th. Reed gives a disturbing and concise snapshot of what it can be like today for. She was born and brought up in seattle, united states. I felt more comfortable with books and didnt like to talk much at school.
To say im eager for reed s summer release, clean, after reading beautiful would be an understatement. Instead, reed depicts with a stark kind of poetry how cassie is ripped apart by each and every decision she makes or doesnt make. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read beautiful. Oct 12, 2009 author reed shares the genesis of her characer cassie, a girl who gets caught up in a fastpaced world of drugs, sex, secrets, cruelty, and a twisted friendship triangle. She tells stories of survival and identity in a voice that is always honest, raw, and real. Reed is the writer of contemporary, gritty young adult novels crazy, damaged, beautiful, clean, and over you. Jan 28, 2011 reed writes in an incredible stream of conscious style and the way the words are tied together really give us the flesh of who cassie is. Find books like beautiful from the worlds largest community of readers.
It reminded me a lot of blake nelsons girl and this is a connection i really appreciate. Beautiful is similar to edgy movies like catherine hardwickes thirteen in terms of content, but it is nearly poetic in its descriptions. Ellen hopkins, bestselling author of crank, burned, glass, and impulse. The boy and girl who broke the world book by amy reed. If your library is anything like mine and you cant keep graphic novels for middle grade on the shelf, you have to tell kids about these booksand. When cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, goodgirl existence behind. Here are 12 books to read if you just really like beautiful writing. Beautiful book by amy reed official publisher page simon. This is cassies chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of girl whos worth noticing.
Beautiful 2009 read online free book by amy reed in epub. Beautiful book by amy reed official publisher page. All of the characters had potential yet it seemed like it was wasted. Other than that i like the plot and the way the book was concluded. I think it was a really well written book and i would love to read more books like it. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western north carolina where she lives. I havent read beautiful by amy reed, but i have heard some really good things about it, so i grabbed this book in a trade because it sounded really interesting. An affecting drama about five teenagers in an upscale rehab facility for drug addiction. Unfortunately i kind of forgot that i had it and it ended up sitting on my shelf for two years, but i finally got around to it. Oct 06, 2009 amy reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels beautiful, clean, crazy, over you, damaged, invincible, unforgivable, the nowhere girls, and the boy and girl who broke the world.