Beth Revis
This is actually pretty amazing. Some weird cross in tone between Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children (of which I only saw the film) and The Fault in Our Stars. The story is a deep look into normalcy and mental illness from the perspective of both the afflicted and the family around them. Maybe because I loved her Across the Universe trilogy, I stepped into this expecting full Revis Sci-fi. And as the story developed, it unfolded for me in a way that seemed consistent with the unfolding for Bo, the protagonist. Excellent writing.
The story follows Bo, a student at Berkshire School for Students with Exceptional Needs. We are introduced to him and the fellow students in his unit immediately after a tragedy has struck the school. Bo spends most of the book exploring this tragedy, investigating it, and developing his powers to be able to remedy it. At the same time, we jump to the perspective of his sister Phoebe, who is attending local public school, is 'normal' and nearly invisible to her parents.
I take this as a particularly poignant view of families and relationships who are dealing with any variety of 'exceptional needs'. Not a happy book, per se, but hopeful in many ways. Definitely worth reading.
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