North of Beautiful
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Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob.
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Add Age SuitabilityMahala thinks this title is suitable for 13 years and over
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Add a SummaryThis story was such a wonderful read that I couldn't stop once I got started. It wasn't just a YA novel, it was a story that anyone could read, enjoy, and learn from. Terra is a character that will stay with you forever. You felt her pain, as she has to live with this mark on her face, and how she tries to hide it in the beginning to the point where no one knows about it anymore except her and her family. Her struggle with accepting herself is the basis of the book, and the reader is taken along for the heart wrenching yet soul finding ride. Her mother's story is equally as powerful as Terra watches her mother break out of the shell created by Terra's father. Oh man, I really hated Terra's father. It's one of the few times where I have felt so strongly against a character. Any kind of abuse is horrible but verbal abuse can be even more painful than physical. There are no bruises or broken bones, but your spirit and soul can be destroyed by words even more than fists. He had to go down as one of the most hated characters for me ever.
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Add a CommentAmazing book! Amazing plot! Overall an amazing read! I highly recommend!
This book was a joy to read and honestly one of the best YA books I've ever read. Such a poignant and beautiful story. HIGHLY recommended.
I loved it. I could relate to her insecurities even though I don't have a port-wine stain. Beautifully written and very satisfying.
This book teaches a very important lesson:beauty comes from the inside,not from the outside. You may be the most beautiful person on the outside but have the heart of an ice princess in the inside,and personally i will always go for beauty on the inside though if they have both,it's a bonus!
Loved it, lent it to a friend, and she loved it too. ;)
I absolutely loved this book, once i started i really couldn't put it down, it started off a little slow, and I wasn't really getting into it, but once i did, i found it to be a great wonderful, and insightful book :)
This book is AMAZING!! I LOVED it!!
this is an amazing book i did not think that i would like it at first but then i i found out that i loved it!!!!
This book teaches a very important lesson; Beauty does not come from the outside, but from within. I wish everyone knew this.