The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
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- 8,99 €
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- 8,99 €
Publisher Description
Artist Beatrix Adams knows exactly how she's spending the summer before her senior year. Determined to follow in Da Vinci's footsteps, she's ready to tackle the one thing that will give her an advantage in a museum-sponsored scholarship contest: drawing actual cadavers. But when she tries to sneak her way into the hospital's Willed Body program and misses the last metro train home, she meets a boy who turns her summer plans upside down.
Jack is charming, wildly attractive . . . and possibly one of San Francisco's most notorious graffiti artists. On midnight buses and city rooftops, Beatrix begins to see who Jack really is-and tries to uncover what he's hiding that leaves him so wounded. But will these secrets come back to haunt him? Or will the skeletons in Beatrix's own family's closet tear them apart?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If we could order up our dream young adult love story, it would look very much like The Anatomical Shape of a Heart, a charming novel about two artistic teens who cross paths on a crowded night bus in San Francisco. Beatrix is an aspiring medical illustrator whose “sunless, friendless summer” is upended when she meets Jack, a handsome graffiti artist wanted by the police. We adored both of Night Owl’s leads and were bowled over by author Jenn Bennett’s cheeky humour and soulful story.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In her first book for teens, adult author Bennett (the Arcadia Bell series) presents a story about two unusual, talented artists: Bex (short for Beatrix) Adams, who dreams of becoming a medical illustrator, and Jack Vincent, who has a double life as a San Francisco street artist, traversing the city by night to spray paint words like "Fly" and "Trust" in gold. Their chance meeting and Bex's quick discovery of Jack's secret sets off a sweet romance between these two struggling teenagers. Bex lost her father to divorce, and her family can barely make ends meet, while Jack has family problems of his own. Jack's fascination with Buddhism intrigues Bex, and he sees in Bex some of the peace he so desperately seeks. As they fall in love and make their first forays into sexual intimacy, Bennett doesn't let their story fall prey to melodrama, even when their relationship is challenged. Readers interested in art and Buddhism will find this novel a satisfying read. Ages 12 up.
