North of Beautiful, Justina Chen
North of Beautiful, Justina Chen
6 Rating(s)
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North of Beautiful

Author: Justina Chen

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 12 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/08/2022


Synopsis

-Best Books of the Year, Kirkus Reviews

-Finalist, 9 state book awards

-Starred review, Publishers Weekly

-Starred review, Kirkus Reviews

-Starred review, Booklist

As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, "But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked - and I repeat - Why not fix your face?"

It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.

She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?

Written in lively, artful prose, award-winning author Justina Chen Headley has woven together a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty.

About Justina Chen

Justina Chen is the award-winning author of several young adult novels, including Lovely, Dark, and Deep and North of Beautiful. With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei is her middle grade debut. She lives in Seattle, Washington. You can visit her at justinachen.com. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on May 09, 2011

I don't read a lot of realistic YA fiction precisely because of books like this: well-meaning, angsty Books with Messages whose earnest agendas are perfectly clear to anyone who skims the jacket. It's funny that a book that wants so very much for people to look past the mark on Terra's face has so m......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on January 23, 2010

North of Beautiful is about Terra Cooper, the blond bombshell with a killer body and perfect boyfriend whose life would be unblemished if not for the port-wine stain encompassing the entire left side of her face. There is a saying that goes "Humans only take into account bad deeds, and once a bad de......more

Goodreads review by Tiff on January 20, 2014

NoB was a birthday present from one of my best book buddies, @SarahO97 - she didn't tell me anything about it, but Sarah has great taste in books. I can definitely say that I wouldn't have picked up NoB if it hadn't been for Sarah....but boy, am I glad I did. When I first started North of Beautiful,......more

Goodreads review by Kristi on April 12, 2009

This book was fantastic! I’d read Headley’s Girl Overboard, and I wasn’t that big of a fan. I love Headley’s writing the MC in Girl Overboard, just rubbed me the wrong way. But with North of Beautiful everything came together. I just loved this book! The writing was so perfect, I just enjoyed how th......more