Free download or read online almost perfect pdf epub book. With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic breakup, eighteenyearold logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his smalltown missouri high school. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. He is recorded in an interview as being i adored reading this incredible novel, it is a fantastic book with a fascinating tale of highschool romance.
Ya, contemporary, romance, realistic fiction, lgbt no. After thoroughly enjoying author brian katchers debut playing with matches thank you again for the heads up on that wonderful book, gr friend rebecca m. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. He lives in central missouri with his wife, sandra, and his daughter, sophie. You can visit him on the web at from the hardcover edition.
Everyone has that one line they swear theyll never cross, the one thing they say theyll never do. When hes not writing, hes working as a school librarian and a member of the forever young adult blogging group. Brian katcher is the author of playing with matches, and a school librarian. Please welcome brian katcher, author of almost perfect. Buy a cheap copy of almost perfect book by brian katcher. Brian katcher audio books, best sellers, author bio. Almost perfect, by alice adams, the author of seven other novels and four highly praised collections of short stories, deals with a most promising and timely subject, the effect that work and. Less than a day later, i had finished, moved by the bittersweet story of sage and logan. I am glad that the author didnt make him into the perfect, understanding boy we all wish existed. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Buy the paperback book almost perfect by brian katcher at indigo. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award. I kept thinking about the book, wondering how these characters navigated their lives as adults. Since thenmuch to his friends dismayhe has been despressed, pessimistic, and obessed with this ex, brenda. He lashed out, and as much as it pissed me off, i understood. Logan is falling madly for sage, and then he discovers that she was born a he. This is something brian katcher has accomplished in spades. I enjoyed the parts of the book where he interacted with sage. Brian katcher author visit amazons brian katcher page. There have been a lot of jokes about how people of my generation, who grew up in the 1980s and 90s and witnessed the information revolution, have seen so much change and how young adults and children cannot relate. The first edition of this novel was published in october 1st 1995, and was written by ann rule. Brian katcher is the author of several books including playing with matches and the improbable theory of ana and zak. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his.
Brian katcher, quote from almost perfect all that greedy or selfabsorbed. The premise appealed to me and i downloaded it to my kindle. The characters seemed a bit stereotypical at times and the book continued just a tiny bit past when i thought it should have ended, but those issues were minor. Almost perfect by brian katcher pdf free download ebook. Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award, presented by the american library association. Browse brian katchers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Logan whitherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. Brian katcher author, kirby heyborne narrator, listening library publisher. This is not my original idea, but i think it bears repeating. Almost perfect by brian katcher delacorte books for young readers paperback, 9780385736657, 368pp.
A school librarian, he lives in missouri with his wife and daughter. Random house childrens books, oct, 2009 young adult fiction 352 pages. Almost perfect was listed by the american library association as one of the best books for young adults in 2010. Brian katcher with his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic breakup, eighteenyearold logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his smalltown missouri high school. Such a heavy topic that was never shied away from, and i wholeheartedly enjoyed the story. Created by the book owl view on the book owl share. A capitol choice noteworthy book for 2010 washington, d. Pdf almost perfect book by brian katcher free download.
October th 2009 by delacorte books for young readers genres. The story quickly moves from logans attraction to sage, a cute, strange new girl at school, to his shock at the discovery that sage was born male and is in transition to become a female. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter. It teaches you that one should never judge and just how valuable true friends really are. So this is much more about logans struggle to understand and accept sage as she is than it is about sage herself. The blurb lays out the plot of almost perfect neatly. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his smalltown high school. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2009, and was written by brian katcher. But things start to look up for logan when a new student breezes through the halls of.
I think that almost perfect was a good representation of high school life, small town life, and the challenges, misconceptions and downright hatred that people face for being different. Yes, this is sages coming out story, but it is also logans story of becoming a man. Author brian katcher had never been known to be involved with lgbt novels. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.
The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story are. At the end of the book sage appears to be almost broken and while this is realistic, in the transgender community we need stories of hope, courage, strength and love to inspire us. Almost perfect by brian katcher by brian katcher by brian katcher by brian katcher. More specifically, i need to talk about this book, and why i believe that both cis and trans readers should avoid it at all costs. Written by brian katcher, audiobook narrated by kirby heyborne.
Almost perfect read online free from your pc or mobile. You can visit him on the web at customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the stonewall childrens and young adult literature award, presented by the. The book, almost perfect by brian katcher was about a senior in high school boy, luke, who was just cheated on by his girlfriend and was having a hard time getting over her, then a girl came along, sage, that he really started to have an interest in until he found a secret about her. Here is a fair warning that im likely going to be heavy on spoilers. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. He made up for it slowly, bit by bit, to the best of his ability. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors best ideas. A few weeks ago, i stumbled upon almost perfect by brian katcher. Brian katcher is the author of playing with matches and a school librarian. Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the. Almost perfect by brian katcher in chm, fb3, rtf download ebook. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
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