Jellicoe Road

Jellicoe Road

Softcover
4.01

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Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Kirkus Best BookJellicoe Road is a dazzling tale that is part love story, part family drama, and part coming-of-age novel. Described by Kirkus as “a beautifully rendered mystery” and by VOYA as “a great choice for more sophisticated readers and those teens who like multifaceted stories and characters.” Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school dorm, there isn't a lot of time for introspection. And while Hannah, the closest adult Taylor has to family, has disappeared, Jonah Griggs, the boy who might be the key to unlocking the secrets for Taylor’s past, is back in town, moody stares and all.In this absorbing story by Melina Marchetta, nothing is as it seems and every clue leads to more questions as Taylor tries to work out the connection between her mother dumping her; Hannah finding her; Hannah’s sudden departure; a mysterious stranger who once whispered something in her ear; a boy in her dreams; five kids who lived on Jellicoe Road eighteen years ago; and the maddening and magnetic Jonah Griggs, who knows her better than she thinks he does.If Taylor can put together the pieces of her past, she just might be able to change her future.

Book Information

Main Genre
Young Adult Books
Sub Genre
Utopias & Dystopias
Format
Softcover
Pages
432
Price
12.00 €

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3.5/5 stars Jellicoe Road was a moving book but it started out so, so slow that I nearly gave up on it. I expected all revelations before they came so I wasn't surprised (maybe I wasn't supposed to be) and everything tied up a bit too neatly. But Marchetta is a gifted storyteller and I look forward to reading more of her novels.

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