Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined - Softcover

Younge-Ullman, Danielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143198211 ISBN 13: 9780143198215

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, 2018

Synopsis

Then
Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music.
 
Now
Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens: addicts, runaways, and her. She’s fighting to survive crushing humiliations, physical challenges that push her to her limits, and mind games that threaten to break her.
 
Then
When the curtain fell on Margot-Sophia’s singing career, they buried the past and settled into a small, painfully normal life. But Ingrid longed to let the music soar again. She wanted it so much that, for a while, nothing else mattered.
 
Now
Ingrid is never going to make it through this summer if she can’t figure out why she’s here, what happened to Margot-Sophia, and why the music really stopped.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this title

About the Author

Danielle Younge-Ullman (danielleyoungeullman.com) studied English and theater at McGill University in Montreal, then worked as professional actor for ten years. This was character-building time during which she held a wild variety of acting and non-acting jobs—everything from working on the stage and in independent films, to dubbing English voices for Japanese TV, to temping, to teaching Pilates. She now lives with her husband and two daughters in an old house in Toronto that's constantly being renovated. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleYUllman.

Review

A CBC Books Best Canadian Young Adult and Children's Books (2017)
One of Bank Street’s Best Children's Books of The Year (2017)

PRAISE FOR Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined:

"[An] emotionally resonant, fabulously crafted novel . . . You don't have to be 17 to empathize with Ingrid; her struggles are universal, even if her specific circumstances are not." --Starred Review, Quill & Quire

"Younge-Ullman’s subtle approach to narrative pacing allows readers to accompany Ingrid on her journey to fully confront and accept her past as she discovers her own true voice." --Kirkus Reviews

"[A] compelling tale of loss and self-discovery." --School Library Journal

"Part outdoor adventure tale, part school story, part family drama, this is a story that will engage teens on multiple levels." --VOYA

"[An] honest examination of the messy pain inherent in breaking away from a parent." --The Globe and Mail

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0143198211
• ISBN 13: 9780143198215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368