{"product_id":"life-an-exploded-diagramisbn-9780763652272","title":"Life: An Exploded Diagram","description":"\u003cb\u003eCarnegie Medalist Mal Peet ignites an epic tale of young love against the dramatic backdrop of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan love survive a lifetime? When working-class Clem Ackroyd falls for Frankie Mortimer, the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy local landowner, he has no hope that it can. After all, the world teeters on the brink of war, and bombs could rain down any minute over the bleak English countryside — just as they did seventeen years ago as his mother, pregnant with him, tended her garden. This time, Clem may not survive. Told in cinematic style by acclaimed writer Mal Peet, this brilliant coming-of-age novel is a gripping family portrait that interweaves the stories of three generations and the terrifying crises that define them. With its urgent sense of history, sweeping emotion, and winning young narrator, Mal Peet's latest is an unforgettable, timely exploration of life during wartime.Peet creates an explosive world where love is frowned upon and the past has  bloody teeth and bad  breath. It's a world that demands deep examination and thought, and Peet has  done a splendid job of creating it.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeet's brilliant, ambitious novel bridges the years between World War II and the  9\/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, but at its heart is a star-crossed  affair set during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Recommend this memorable novel to mature teen readers, and if you can wrest away  a copy, read it yourself.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is mesmerizing through the sheer force and liveliness of its prose, as well  as its unpredictable, inexorable plot. Peet's gift for imagery makes the novel fizz  with the intensity of an adolescent's heightened perceptions-in which everything  is alive, and even boredom is an all-engrossing activity. Place, period, and  adolescent passion all come through with exuberant feeling and humor; Peet's subtle, literary play with narrative voice, style, and  chronology make this a satisfyingly sophisticated teen novel. Outstanding.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophisticated teens and adults will appreciate this subtle yet powerful  exposition of the far-reaching implications of war.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable work of historical fiction...War is the backdrop, but the heart of the story is the forbidden love affair between middle-class Clem and Frankie Mortimer...This title would be an ideal choice for a multi-generational book discussion, and will very likely have adult crossover appeal.\u003cbr\u003e—VOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story is beautifully told and Peet is masterful in his ability to combine history with a family's story, a bold move on his part, but his writing, combined with the stories of this family, make it difficult to put down.\u003cbr\u003e—Library Media Connection (highly recommended)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reminder that labeling a work as \"YA\" is often, well, arbitrary. Peet may put young people at the center of his fiction, but his work is so spectacular that it can- and should-be savored by readers of all ages...If you'd like to give a young person this novel, do yourself a favor: Read it first!\u003cbr\u003e—BookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeet has once more produced a winner: a subtle, minutely observed novel with a huge heart and a bold historical sweep.\u003cbr\u003e—The Guardian (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll I wanted to do was tear home, grab the book and start reading it again, this time to savor the language, ponder the connections and howl at the moon.\u003cbr\u003e—Bookends (Booklist blog)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIFE: AN EXPLODED DIAGRAM is a unique and profound look at how a multigenerational family survives war time.\u003cbr\u003e—TeenReads.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding example of what truly astounding literature should be.\u003cbr\u003e—American Mensa\u003cb\u003eMal Peet (1947–2015) \u003c\/b\u003eis the acclaimed author of the Carnegie Medal–winning novel \u003ci\u003eTamar \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book \u003ci\u003eLife: An Exploded Diagram\u003c\/i\u003e and three Paul Faustino novels: \u003ci\u003eKeeper, The Penalty,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExposure,\u003c\/i\u003e a winner of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eChildren’s Fiction Prize. He is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Tea Monkeys, Mysterious Traveler, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNight Sky Dragons, \u003c\/i\u003eall of which he wrote with his wife, Elspeth Graham.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303532482789,"sku":"NP9780763652272","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763652272_890490e5-0300-4b45-8b52-1d47a4e0cf84.jpg?v=1730754585","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/life-an-exploded-diagramisbn-9780763652272","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}