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A 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson''s stunning novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to surviveIntense, brutal, and searingly honest, perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.

To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.

Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years, Ava's father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He's taught her to love no one. But then she meets Jack.

Living in poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothingexcept each other. With their parents gone, Jack faces a stark choice: lose his brother to foster care or find the drug money that sent his father to prison. He chooses the money.

Suddenly, Jack's and Ava's fates become intimatelyand dangerouslylinked as Ava's father hunts for the same money as Jack. When he pick

What Beauty There Is

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      Publisher Square Fish
      Published 18 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250821188
      978-1250821188
      ISBN-10 1250821185

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson''s stunning novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to surviveIntense, brutal, and searingly honest, perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.

      To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.

      Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years, Ava's father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He's taught her to love no one. But then she meets Jack.

      Living in poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothingexcept each other. With their parents gone, Jack faces a stark choice: lose his brother to foster care or find the drug money that sent his father to prison. He chooses the money.

      Suddenly, Jack's and Ava's fates become intimatelyand dangerouslylinked as Ava's father hunts for the same money as Jack. When he pick

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