Love Is the Higher Law
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First there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . .
The lives of three teens—Claire, Jasper, and Peter—are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents’ frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he’s okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire’s, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him.
Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event. As each gets to know the other, their moments become wound around each other’s in a way that leads to new understandings, new friendships, and new levels of awareness for the world around them and the people close by.
David Levithan has written a novel of loss and grief, but also one of hope and redemption aAs histhe characters slowly learn to move forward in their lives, despite being changed forever, one rule remains: love is indeed the higher law.
A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER
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Love is the higher law combines two things I like: David Levithan and 9/11 (because i've always been strangely fascinated by this enormous tragedy). This being said, it should be of no surprise that I absolutely adored this novel. I can't quite put my finger on why I liked this book so much. Maybe it was because of the characters or because I think that Levithan has an incredible relatable writing style but as I matter of fact I read this book in almost one go. There is not much to say about the story besides the fact that it shows how 9/11 affected all of us and changed the world. This book deserves a 5* rating for sure. (By the way, I was sososo mad when I figured that gay people are not allowed to donate blood. what the heck?!)
The book was just okay. The characters didn’t really do it for me. I think Claire’s POV didn’t really fit in, I would have liked it better if the book was about Jaspar and Peter only. The scenes happen repeatedly sometimes, told from two different perspectives, which seems unnecessary to me. There isn’t much of a story in this book and it’s more about the feelings of the characters. I liked that an author tried to write a novel about 9/11 but I’ve never been a big fan of Levithan’s writing (based on the books he co-wrote with Rachel Cohn or John Green). Maybe I give one of his other books a try.
Description
First there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . .
The lives of three teens—Claire, Jasper, and Peter—are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents’ frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he’s okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire’s, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him.
Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event. As each gets to know the other, their moments become wound around each other’s in a way that leads to new understandings, new friendships, and new levels of awareness for the world around them and the people close by.
David Levithan has written a novel of loss and grief, but also one of hope and redemption aAs histhe characters slowly learn to move forward in their lives, despite being changed forever, one rule remains: love is indeed the higher law.
A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER
Book Information
Posts
Love is the higher law combines two things I like: David Levithan and 9/11 (because i've always been strangely fascinated by this enormous tragedy). This being said, it should be of no surprise that I absolutely adored this novel. I can't quite put my finger on why I liked this book so much. Maybe it was because of the characters or because I think that Levithan has an incredible relatable writing style but as I matter of fact I read this book in almost one go. There is not much to say about the story besides the fact that it shows how 9/11 affected all of us and changed the world. This book deserves a 5* rating for sure. (By the way, I was sososo mad when I figured that gay people are not allowed to donate blood. what the heck?!)
The book was just okay. The characters didn’t really do it for me. I think Claire’s POV didn’t really fit in, I would have liked it better if the book was about Jaspar and Peter only. The scenes happen repeatedly sometimes, told from two different perspectives, which seems unnecessary to me. There isn’t much of a story in this book and it’s more about the feelings of the characters. I liked that an author tried to write a novel about 9/11 but I’ve never been a big fan of Levithan’s writing (based on the books he co-wrote with Rachel Cohn or John Green). Maybe I give one of his other books a try.