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Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined

Author Danielle Younge-Ullman
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Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
On sale Feb 21, 2017 | 368 Pages | 9780425288092
Grade 9 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile HL810L
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In the tradition of Sara Zarr and A. S. King, a girl must survive an extreme wilderness experience to prove to her mother that she has the strength to pursue her dreams.

Then: Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music.

Now: Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens—addicts, runaways, and her. She’s fighting to survive crushing humiliations, physical challenges that push her to her limits, and mind games that threaten to break her.

Then: When the curtain fell on Margot-Sophia’s singing career, they buried the past and settled into a small, painfully normal life. But Ingrid longed to let the music soar again. She wanted it so much that, for a while, nothing else mattered.

Now: Ingrid is never going to make it through this summer if she can’t figure out why she’s here, what happened to Margot-Sophia, and why the music really stopped.
© David Leyes
DANIELLE YOUNGE-ULLMAN is the author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award as well as the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award and was the winner of the OLA White Pine Award. She is also the author of Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance and Falling Under (Plume). She lives in Toronto with her family. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleYUllman. View titles by Danielle Younge-Ullman
It could have been that I was a child.

It could have been that I was biased because she was my mother.

Or it could have been that Margot-Sophia Lalonde was massive, larger-than-life, riveting, take-your-breath-away vivid, and astonishing.

In spite of all the years and everything since, I still think of her that way.
Copyright © 2017 by Danielle Younge-Ullman. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
  • WINNER | 2018
    White Pine Award
  • SELECTION | 2018
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Green Mountain Book Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards
  • SHORTLIST | 2017
    Governor General’s Literary Award - Young People’s Literature - Text
"This compelling story about love, loss, and self-discovery took every one of my emotions on a beautiful journey. I loved it."—Kasie West, author of The Fill-In Boyfriend

"A heart-pounding wilderness adventure set against a deeply moving personal journey. You'll cheer Ingrid on every single step of the way."—Teresa Toten, author of The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

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In the tradition of Sara Zarr and A. S. King, a girl must survive an extreme wilderness experience to prove to her mother that she has the strength to pursue her dreams.

Then: Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music.

Now: Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens—addicts, runaways, and her. She’s fighting to survive crushing humiliations, physical challenges that push her to her limits, and mind games that threaten to break her.

Then: When the curtain fell on Margot-Sophia’s singing career, they buried the past and settled into a small, painfully normal life. But Ingrid longed to let the music soar again. She wanted it so much that, for a while, nothing else mattered.

Now: Ingrid is never going to make it through this summer if she can’t figure out why she’s here, what happened to Margot-Sophia, and why the music really stopped.

Author

© David Leyes
DANIELLE YOUNGE-ULLMAN is the author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award as well as the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award and was the winner of the OLA White Pine Award. She is also the author of Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance and Falling Under (Plume). She lives in Toronto with her family. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleYUllman. View titles by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Excerpt

It could have been that I was a child.

It could have been that I was biased because she was my mother.

Or it could have been that Margot-Sophia Lalonde was massive, larger-than-life, riveting, take-your-breath-away vivid, and astonishing.

In spite of all the years and everything since, I still think of her that way.
Copyright © 2017 by Danielle Younge-Ullman. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Awards

  • WINNER | 2018
    White Pine Award
  • SELECTION | 2018
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Green Mountain Book Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2018
    Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards
  • SHORTLIST | 2017
    Governor General’s Literary Award - Young People’s Literature - Text

Praise

"This compelling story about love, loss, and self-discovery took every one of my emotions on a beautiful journey. I loved it."—Kasie West, author of The Fill-In Boyfriend

"A heart-pounding wilderness adventure set against a deeply moving personal journey. You'll cheer Ingrid on every single step of the way."—Teresa Toten, author of The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

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