Lauren baratzlogsted, greg logsted, jackie logsted, lisa k. It was my first time reading something by her and i already knew that im going to look forward to her next book. The story is told in alternating chapters by lucius crazy and aurora beautiful. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted, paperback barnes. Crazy beautiful is an unexpected love story that deals with far more than just those breathless moments of first love, but delves deeper into the finer aspects of choices and consequences, second chances, and forgiveness. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted, paperback. Lauren baratzlogsted author lauren baratzlogsted has also written angels choice and secrets of my suburban life. They have to start over, but it is hard to start over in the same general area when your story has been in the newspaper.
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However minus the bad points crazy beautiful still managed to get a point across. Lucius blew off his arms in an explosion of his own making. Baratzlogsted does a deft job of weaving the perspectives together to show. Lauren baratzlogsted a shy, bookloving person is the only person left on earth.
Lauren grew up in monroe, ct, where her father owned a drugstore at which her mother was the pharmacist. He chose hooks so that everyone would know he was different, so he would scare even himself. In an explosion of his own making, lucius blew his arms off. As he eagerly climbs the steps of the biggest library in the world, he trips, breaking hismore a shy, book loving person is the only person left on earth. Lauren baratzlogsteds young adult reinvention of beauty and the beast does not disappoint. One, because if the underdog grows up to be the kind of person that starts shooting, youll have a chance at survival. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted saturday, october 2, 2010.
As he eagerly climbs the steps of the biggest library in the world, he trips, breaking his glasses. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted, 2009, houghton mifflin harcourt edition, in english. The alternating first person viewpoints, between boy and girl, make this a unique and refreshing read. After the explosion that blew off his hands, his family moved, changed towns. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. She doesnt need to write long descriptive paragraphs about whats happening. Crazy beautiful is one of those books you want to curl up and read in one sitting. Overall, crazy beautiful is a cutesy romance with a message of accepting who you are and living with it to your best potential.
Even though it might spoil the fun of guessing what the other was feelingthinking, it was an essential move for such a story without many dialogues like crazy beautiful. A story as beautiful as its book cover, this coming of agesecond chances tale resonates with poignancy and truth. If you like crazy beautiful book by lauren baratzlogsted. In this case the beauty is aurora belle, a girl who everyone judges and immediately accepts based on her outwards beauty, never stopping to notice the hurt that lurks beneath after the recent death of her mother. Lauren baratz logsteds writing was effortlessly clever. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted release date. It was also fun to note how much emphasis lauren baratzlogsted placed on the names in this book.
Isbn 9780547223070 9780547223070 hardcover, hmh books for young readers, 2009. Lauren baratzlogsted in this contemporary retelling of beauty and the beast, a teenaged boy whose hands were amputated in an explosion and a girl whose mother has recently died form a connection when they meet on their. Read crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted available from rakuten kobo. The cover is gorgeous, but i was expecting a more intense. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted librarything. I have been waiting to read this book since i first heard about it back in march. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print. Beautiful, smart, bookloving girl meets crazy brooding antihero and, seeing the goodness within, falls in love. Interview with lauren baratzlogsted, author of crazy beautiful. Interview with lauren baratzlogsted about the twins daughter. The tales structure a notparticularlysuccessful beauty and the beast retelling at first.
Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted crazy lucius and beautiful aurora meet the first day they both attend a new school. Readers are back with the zany and maybe a little crazy jane once more. Crazy beautiful ebook by lauren baratzlogsted rakuten kobo. Crazy beautiful download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted is the most giftedly bad book i have read in the past year and possibly ever, and if you fail to acknowledge its disastrous triumph, i will. Both lucius and aurora are trying to navigate their new lives while dealing with very personal struggles while ultimately learning about second chances and the empowerment that comes from looking past appearances.
Im most impressed with how author lauren baratzlogsted could manage to say so much without going into great detail. Young adult 208pp in an explosion of his own making, lucius blew his arms off. Lauren baratzlogsted a shy, book loving person is the only person left on earth. A beautiful girl meets a boy with hooks for hands in a modern retelling of beauty and the beast. Lauren baratzlogsted in this contemporary retelling of beauty and the beast, a teenaged boy whose hands were amputated in an explosion and a gorgeous girl whose mother has recently died form an instant connection when. Lauren baratzlogsted is the author of over twentyfive books for adults, teens, and children. The emotions that baratzlogsted evokes in crazy beautiful are painful and raw, but authentic and exhilarating as well. Her books for children and young adults include the sisters eight series, the education of bet and crazy beautiful. Aurora is drawn to the mysterious boy with hooks for hands and lucius to the.
Try reading a beauty and the beast type book that is actually worth. Some chapters are only a few sentences long but the characters have depth and their relationship is believable. The paperback of the crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted at. Lauren baratzlogsted has written books for all ages. Click to read more about crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted specficromantic. With i love you, michael collins, lauren baratzlogsted has created a heartwarming story about family and being true to yourself. As he eagerly climbs the steps of the biggest library in the world, he trips, breaking hismore a shy, bookloving person is the only person left on earth. Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted is a retold fairy tale loosely inspired by the beauty and the beast.
Crazy beautiful by lauren baratzlogsted book resume. There was a lot of hype around the blogosphere surrounding crazy beautiful and i found myself anxious to see if it lived up to my expectations. He chose hooks because he wouldnt outgrow them so quickly. Me, i am in a clique unto myself, the sole member of the group called crazy. Lauren baratzlogsted, quote from crazy beautiful there are two good reasons for being nice to the underdogs in this life. Everywhere around me, already i see cliques, the kinds of cliques you see in schools everywhere. Baratzlogsteds modern take on beauty and the beast is told from the alternating points of view of two sophomores as they begin class at a new school.