Overview
Biz sabe cĆ³mo flotar, bien pegada a la superficie. Tiene amigos, a su madre, a los mellizos. Tiene a Grace. Y a su padre, que no deberĆa estar aquĆ, pero estĆ”. AsĆ que Biz no le dice nada a nadie sobre sus pensamientos oscuros, sobre besar a Grace o sobre echarle el ojo a Jasper, el chico nuevo. Y, por supuesto, nada sobre ver a su padre, que muriĆ³ cuando ella tenĆa siete aƱos.
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Pero tras el incidente en la playa, los lazos que atan a Biz con la realidad se deshacen. Su mundo se desmorona cuando su padre desaparece. Igual serĆa mĆ”s sencillo dejarse ir hasta flotar muy lejos. Tal vez serĆa preferible quedarse para traer a su padre de vuelta. O quizĆ”s hay una tercera opciĆ³n, aunque Biz todavĆa sea incapaz de verla.
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Ā«Este libro te harĆ” explotar en forma de Ć”tomos, te recompondrĆ” y te devolverĆ” a la tierra con una nueva formaĀ»., de Margo Lanagan, autora de Tender Morsels.
ENGLSH DESCRIPTION
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best of the Year
"Profoundly moving . . . Will take your breath away." āKathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces
A stunningly gorgeous and deeply hopeful portrayal of living with mental illness and grief, from an exceptional new voice.
Biz knows how to float. She has her people, her posse, her mom and the twins. She has Grace. And she has her dad, who tells her about the little kid she was, and who shouldn't be here but is.
So Biz doesn't tell anyone anything. Not about her dark, runaway thoughts, not about kissing Grace or noticing Jasper, the new boy. And she doesn't tell anyone about her dad. Because her dad died when she was seven. And Biz knows how to float, right there on the surfaceānormal okay regular fine.
But after what happens on the beachāfirst in the ocean, and then in the sandāthe tethers that hold Biz steady come undone. Dad disappears and, with him, all comfort. It might be easier, better, sweeter to float all the way away? Or maybe stay a little longer, find her father, bring him back to her. Or maybeāmaybe maybe maybeāthere's a third way Biz just can't see yet.
Debut author Helena Fox tells a story about love and grief, about inter-generational mental illness, and how living with it is both a bridge to someone loved and lost and, also, a chasm. She explores the hard and beautiful places loss can take us, and honors those who hold us tightly when the current wants to tug us out to sea.
This book title, Lo que se siente al flotar / How It Feels to Float, ISBN: 9788427240988, by Helena Fox, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (June 18, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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