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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780152052089
ISBN number: 0152052089
Label: Harcourt Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harcourt Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 133
Printing Date: October 01, 2004
Publishing house: Harcourt Paperbacks
Age index: Young Adult
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Owen is seventeen and smart. He knows what he wants to do with his life. But then he meets Natalie and he realizes he doesn't know anything much at all.
A slender, realistic story of a young man's coming of age, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is one of the most inspiring novels Ursula K. Le Guin has ever published.
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As a long-time teacher, I was delighted in this book which is open and honest about the feelings of adolescents. It has a positive message and shows young people discovering sexuality and choosing to delay sexual activity, an important message for youth today.
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I've read a lot of books - but hands down, this is the best books I have ever read.
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Though recommended for teen readers, this story touched my 45 year old heart with images and situations quite endearing and enlightening. Ursula K. Le Guin's stories unfold gently and never leave you behind.
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I very first read this novella when I was in high school. I've read it several times since. It's just one I always come back to. The story speaks to everyone who has ever felt excluded or misunderstood and it speaks to the yearning in each of us to find SOMEONE who understands just a little bit. In some ways, this is a romance, but really it's a story of finding a connection in the wide world. And it always makes me cry... but in a good way.
I've read hundreds, perhaps thousands of books in my life and I'm sure I'll read thousands more, but this one has a special place in my heart.
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This short novel speaks volumes to anyone who has ever felt different, not quite fitting in, but afraid to truly break away from the herd. Owen's doubts, fears and deep longing to be his own person are all too familiar and honest; his struggle toward real manhood, as opposed to the shallow, self-absorbed macho model of his peers, is even more relevant today.
Natalie's determination to create and follow her own path is inspiring, never denying the hard work and sacrifice required, but never denying its joys, either.
Together, theirs is a genuine relationship, rich, rewarding, transforming. Well worth reading at any age.
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