Either the Beginning or the End of the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781467774833)

For sixteen years, it's been just Sofie and her father, living on the New Hampshire coast. Her Cambodian immigrant mother has floated in and out of her life, leaving Sofie with a fierce bitterness toward her--and a longing she wishes she could outgrow.

To me she is as unreliable as the wind.

Then she meets Luke, an army medic back from Afghanistan, and the pull between them is as strong as the current of the rushing Piscataqua River. But Luke is still plagued by the trauma of war, as if he's lost with the ghosts in his past. Sofie's dad orders her to stay away; it may be the first time she has ever disobeyed him.

A ghost can't love you.

When Sofie is forced to stay with her mother and grandmother while her dad's away, she is confronted with their memories of the ruthless Khmer Rouge, a war-torn countryside, and deeds of heartbreaking human devotion.

I don't want you for ancestors. I don't want that story.

As Sofie and Luke navigate a forbidden landscape, they discover they both have their secrets, their scars, their wars. Together, they are dangerous. Together, they'll discover what extraordinary acts love can demand.

Author: Terry Farish
ISBN-10: 1467774839
ISBN-13: 9781467774833
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2015
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178198 / Either the Beginning or the End of the World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2015
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 164
Booklist 09/15/2015 pg. 71
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 80
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average