I think it could be a good thing for logan to be the one. This is not my original idea, but i think it bears repeating. 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. Random house childrens books, oct, 2009 young adult fiction 352 pages. Discover book depositorys huge selection of brian katcher books online. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Since thenmuch to his friends dismayhe has been despressed, pessimistic, and obessed with this ex, brenda. You can visit him on the web at customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.
Almost perfect read online free from your pc or mobile. Brian katcher audio books, best sellers, author bio. 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. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his. The premise appealed to me and i downloaded it to my kindle. A few weeks ago, i stumbled upon almost perfect by brian katcher.
Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Almost perfect paperback november 9, 2010 by brian katcher author. Brian katcher author brian katcher is the author of playing with matches, and a school librarian. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But things start to look up for logan when a new student breezes through the halls of. Brian katchers second novel almost perfect is the winner of the stonewall childrens and young adult literature award, presented by the. You can visit him on the web at from the hardcover edition. Yes, this is sages coming out story, but it is also logans story of becoming a man. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. It teaches you that one should never judge and just how valuable true friends really are. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that.
I enjoyed the parts of the book where he interacted with sage. 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. Logan is falling madly for sage, and then he discovers that she was born a he. Logan witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Almost perfect by brian katcher by brian katcher by brian katcher by brian katcher.
I am glad that the author didnt make him into the perfect, understanding boy we all wish existed. Buy the paperback book almost perfect by brian katcher at indigo. 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. Here is a fair warning that im likely going to be heavy on spoilers. 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. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors best ideas. The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story are.
A school librarian, he lives in missouri with his wife and daughter. Brian katcher author visit amazons brian katcher page. Less than a day later, i had finished, moved by the bittersweet story of sage and logan. Brian katcher author, kirby heyborne narrator, listening library publisher. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2009, and was written by brian katcher. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Almost perfect was listed by the american library association as one of the best books for young adults in 2010. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 544 pages and is available in paperback format. 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 smalltown high school. Pdf almost perfect book by brian katcher free download. Written by brian katcher, audiobook narrated by kirby heyborne. Everyone has that one line they swear theyll never cross, the one thing they say theyll never do.
He lashed out, and as much as it pissed me off, i understood. The blurb lays out the plot of almost perfect neatly. Browse brian katchers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The first edition of this novel was published in october 1st 1995, and was written by ann rule.
Brian katcher, quote from almost perfect all that greedy or selfabsorbed. Brian katcher is the author of playing with matches. 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. Logan whitherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. 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. So this is much more about logans struggle to understand and accept sage as she is than it is about sage herself. 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.
Winner of the 2011 stonewall childrens and young adult literature award. Author brian katcher had never been known to be involved with lgbt novels. Brian katcher is the author of playing with matches, and a school librarian. 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. 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.
Ya, contemporary, romance, realistic fiction, lgbt no. Such a heavy topic that was never shied away from, and i wholeheartedly enjoyed the story. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. A capitol choice noteworthy book for 2010 washington, d. Created by the book owl view on the book owl share. 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. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Almost perfect by brian katcher pdf free download ebook. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter. Buy a cheap copy of almost perfect book by brian katcher. I kept thinking about the book, wondering how these characters navigated their lives as adults. Please welcome brian katcher, author of almost perfect.
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