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Metamorphosis: Junior Year

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By Betsy Franco
Publisher Candlewick Press
Metamorphosis: Junior Year
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Hes a young artist obsessed with myths. But can he fix his own fate? Acclaimed author Betsy Franco and her talented son collaborate on a hip YA novel of epic proportions. Life. Love. Death. Identity. Ovids got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all as confessions, observations, narrative poems, and drawings into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates dramas as modernday Roman mythology. Theres Sophie and Caleb, the Psyche and Cupid of cybercouples; poetic Paula, who pursues filmmaker Franny like Apollo chasing Daphne; and graphic novelist Duwayne, a Proserpina shuttling between divorced parents. Meanwhile, Ovid hides his own Olympian struggles his meth addict sister Thena has run off, leaving him with a suffocating home life and a disturbing secret. In her striking YA debut, Betsy Franco introduces an expressive soul with a heartbreakingly authentic voice. Fantastical ink illustrations by her son Tom Franco enhance the intimate tone, delving deep into one intriguing teens imagination.

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12963 words12,963 words
128 pages128 pages
Lexile HL740LLexile HL740L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2009Published 2009

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9780763637651

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