Naming the Stars

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Pub Date 05 Sep 2016 | Archive Date 26 Sep 2016

Description

16-year-old Mary-Louise comes home from swimming lessons one day to find she is absent from family photographs, her bedroom has turned into a linen closet, and all of her possessions have disappeared. More troubling, her family goes on as if she never existed. The only person in town who can actually see her is a boy she calls Fish, a YMCA swimming instructor, but Fish is hiding from a troubled past and the person he sees is entirely different from who she thought she was.

The girl he sees is entirely different from the insecure, unattractive girl Mary-Louise thinks of herself. The teens discover the photo of a spirited, beautiful young woman photographed many years before--Pearl--who exactly resembles the girl Fish sees. The truth about Pearl's identity is the key to discovering why Mary-Louise has disappeared and why Fish left home, but his fears of being discovered are preventing him from helping Mary-Louise, after all, no one can see or hear her.

This coming-of-age story explores the important and often fragile connection between the roles we play in others' lives--as siblings, children, friends, and partners--and the unique identity we must find in ourselves.

16-year-old Mary-Louise comes home from swimming lessons one day to find she is absent from family photographs, her bedroom has turned into a linen closet, and all of her possessions have disappeared....



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After reading the synopsis I was excited to read this book. And I wasn't disappointed. Good storyline, good character development, I loved this one.

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I really enjoyed this! I loved the main characters and how the book was basically about them discovering themselves and learning to let go of the past. The only downside is that due to the nature of the book, parts were really confusing, at some places I was so confused trying to work out what was happening that it took away from the enjoyment of reading it.

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This was an interesting read and I think it would be a great book for reluctant teen readers. It's a shorter story but the premise is engaging for both male and female readers. I think both the guy and girl characters would have the kids thinking "they're just like me" I also think author Susan Koefod has captured their frustration and angst about life perfectly. I've never read Ms Koefod before but I'll look to see what else she has written and see what other themes she presents for readers.

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