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Belzhar - Meg Wolitzer
Belzhar
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“Expect depth and razor sharp wit in this YA novel from the author of The Interestings.” – Entertainment Weekly“A prep school tale with a supernatural-romance touch, from genius adult novelist Meg Wolitzer.” —Glamour “Basically everything Meg Wolitzer writes is worth reading, usually over and... show more
“Expect depth and razor sharp wit in this YA novel from the author of The Interestings.” – Entertainment Weekly“A prep school tale with a supernatural-romance touch, from genius adult novelist Meg Wolitzer.” —Glamour “Basically everything Meg Wolitzer writes is worth reading, usually over and over again, and her YA debut . . . is no exception.” —TeenVogue.comIf life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be at home in New Jersey with her sweet British boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She’d be watching old comedy sketches with him. She’d be kissing him in the library stacks. She certainly wouldn’t be at The Wooden Barn, a therapeutic boarding school in rural Vermont, living with a weird roommate, and signed up for an exclusive, mysterious class called Special Topics in English.But life isn’t fair, and Reeve Maxfield is dead. Until a journal-writing assignment leads Jam to Belzhar, where the untainted past is restored, and Jam can feel Reeve’s arms around her once again. But there are hidden truths on Jam’s path to reclaim her loss.  
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780142426296 (0142426296)
ASIN: 0142426296
Publisher: Speak
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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Word Revel
Word Revel rated it
2.0 Belzhar
May 4, 2015Book review is up on
YA Anonymous
YA Anonymous rated it
The nicest things I can say about this book are, the literary refrences were cool and it was well written. Overall I was disgusted by the plot and the basis behind these kids and their problems and how they deal with them. I definately would not let my teenager read this book.
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it
3.0 Review: Belzhar
I liked the premise of Belzhar, but the execution did not always work for me. Sure it has a very strange turn of events that I was not expecting, but it's the way everyone acted about these events that bothered me most. I get that this world of Belzhar—an alternative reality this “breakfast club” jo...
My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it
5.0 Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
At first I had no desire to read this book, the cover did nothing for me and the synopsis looked rather boring so why did I pick it up? I have no idea, seriously. I was going through the new releases at the library and I just grabbed it and boy, am I glad that I did! Reading this as a buddy read wit...
Books for a Delicate Eternity
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2.0 Review: Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
A copy of this novel was provided by Simon & Schuster Australia for review. I just don't particularly know where to start talking about Belzhar. I know that I can say I had quite high hopes for this book – I mean, a girl who writes in a journal and is reunited with her dead boyfriend? Hells to the...
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