The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

by Leslye Walton

Book Overview

A 2015 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava -- in all other ways a normal girl -- is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763665665
• ISBN13: 9780763665661
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Better than expected

I knew nothing about this book going into it, it was one of those silly "what should you read based on..." Nonsense quizzes. I barely set it down once I started. This one definitely burrowed itself into my heart

One of the best books I’ve ever read

One of my all time favorite reads. This book is so hauntingly beautiful and well thought out. I could read it again and again. Highly recommend.

An incredible book.

One of the best books I've ever read; it's been almost a year and it still haunts me. Devastating and inspiring.