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A Heart in a Body in the World Hardcover – September 18, 2018

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“This is one for the ages.” —Gayle Forman, author of the #1 bestseller If I Stay
“A book everyone should read right now.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A vital and heartbreaking story that brings together the #MeToo movement, the effects of gun violence, and the struggle of building oneself up again after crisis.” —Elle
“Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful.” —BookPage

A Printz Honor Book

Each step on Annabelle’s 2,700 mile cross-country run brings her closer to facing a trauma from her past in National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti’s novel about the heart, all the ways it breaks, and its journey to healing. Because sometimes against our will, against all odds, we go forward.

Then…

Annabelle’s life wasn’t perfect, but it was full—full of friends, family, love. And a boy…whose attention Annabelle found flattering and unsettling all at once.

Until that attention intensified.

Now…

Annabelle is running. Running from the pain and the tragedy from the past year. With only Grandpa Ed and the journal she fills with words she can’t speak out loud, Annabelle runs from Seattle to Washington, DC, and toward a destination she doesn’t understand but is determined to reach. With every beat of her heart, every stride of her feet, Annabelle steps closer to healing—and the strength she discovers within herself to let love and hope back into her life.

Annabelle’s journey is the ultimate testament to the human heart, and how it goes on after being broken.

Print length

368 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date

September 18, 2018
Grade level

9 and up
Reading age

14 years and up
Dimensions

5.5 x 1.2 x 8.25 inches
ISBN-10

1481415204
ISBN-13

978-1481415200
Lexile measure

HL680L
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“Masterful… This is one for the ages.” –Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay

“Caletti’s novel dazzlingly maps the mind-blowing ferocity and endurance of an athlete who uses her physical body to stake claim to the respect of the nation.” –E. Lockhart, New York Times bestselling author of Genuine Fraud and We Were Liars

“More than bittersweet… It will nestle inside your brain as well as your heart.” –Jodi Lynn Anderson, award-winning author of Midnight at the Electric

“Remarkable.” –Booklist, starred review

“A timely novel.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Powerful.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A moving novel centered on timely issues.” –School Library Journal

"A moving, unfortunately timely, and gut-wrenching story that will stick with you." ― Bustle

"This is, quite simply, a book everyone should read right now." ― New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Deb Caletti is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of over sixteen books for adults and young adults, including Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, a finalist for the National Book Award; A Heart in a Body in the World, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; Girl, Unframed; and One Great Lie. Her books have also won the Josette Frank Award for Fiction, the Washington State Book Award, and numerous other state awards and honors, and she was a finalist for the PEN USA Award. She lives with her family in Seattle.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum Books for Young Readers (September 18, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481415204
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481415200
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL680L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #617,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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DEB CALETTI is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of over twenty books for adults and young adults, including HONEY, BABY, SWEETHEART, a finalist for the National Book Award; A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; and GIRL, UNFRAMED, which received seven starred reviews. Her books have also won the Josette Frank Award for Fiction, the Washington State Book Award, and numerous other state awards and honors, and she was a finalist for the PEN USA Award. Her latest book for young adult readers is THE EPIC STORY OF EVERY LIVING THING, which has received five starred reviews, and which Kirkus called, "An epic tale of life, love, and identity." She is also the author of the Tales of Triumph and Disaster series for middle grade readers. She lives with her family in Seattle.

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The motions of trauma are universal even if form it takes changes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2019

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"When even the sky is a reminder you've got problems. Annabelle knows. Grief is everywhere. It's its own being. It walks beside you silently, jumps out at you meanly, pokes you awake at night. It makes tears roll down your cheeks at a blue sky."

I feel trigger warnings are very important. But as they are a spoiler for this particular books, I will leave them at the bottom so you can look at them in you are concerned for any possible triggers.

Annabelle has gone through trauma that has left her changed forever. The only way Annabelle knows how to maintain some semblance of control is to run. She has been seeing a counselor to help cope with her trauma, but she is still not the self she was before it all happened. Her running is a journey she takes alongside her trauma, and like anyone who experiences trauma, you take it one day at a time, everyday you think you can't make it and deal with setbacks that take your mind back to when everything came tumbling down. The journey she took with her running was a symbol of perseverance and survival in when you feel like it's impossible.

This book handled trauma very delicately and only alluded to what our character went through until the last part of the book, when they reveal to you what happened that shattered her life. In the author's delay of fully explaining the trauma, I began to feel the process of trauma is universal (in spite of the triggers being different for everyone). Trauma takes your breath away time and time again, it is something you live with and struggle with regardless of what the trauma is. This made me feel we are all united in trauma regardless of the face it wears or the weapons it's used to destroy us. This feel made this book distinct to me and memorable.

I love this book so much, and I loved all the parallel stories. It was lovely and it touched a cord in me.
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TW: Gun Violence, Murder, Harassment, PTSD, Animal murder,

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Kimberly Orban

Such a Beautiful Story!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2020

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I bought this book for my teen daughter and this review was written by her. Deb Caletti is one of her favorite authors and she loved this book.

There isn’t much that I can say about A Heart in a Body in the World because it is such a beautiful story and it really speaks for itself. Annabelle Agnelli is a senior in high school who decides to run across the country from her hometown of Seattle, Washington 2,700 miles to Washington D.C. She’s not really running for a cause, she’s not fighting to raise money, or gain supporters for something. She is doing it because she needs to do something in her life, she went through trauma and she just feels like she has to do something for herself. As she runs she gains supporters from so many people, her family and friends, but just also people who have felt inspired by her. She learns how her one small action can still be her one small action but also how it can be and mean so much more. It’s a beautiful story about looking something in your life that feels impossible, and maybe not overcoming it, maybe not going back to “how things were” but learning how to run forward. Understanding how much it hurts now, and learning how it won’t always feel this way.

I feel that everyone has something to gain from this book and I couldn’t tell you what because this is just one of those stories that everyone will pull something different out of it. I would recommend this book to just about anyone with the maturity to handle some mature topics.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2020

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Read this with my 16 year old, we both enjoyed it VERY much. Beautifully structured as we follow our hero on her epic cross country run that leads to her healing from the catastrophic event that lay at the core of out story. The book boasts great characters and we found ourselves kind of reveling in the slow build of the story. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, I am 66 years old and enjoyed it as much as my 16 year old daughter did.

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Deeply moving!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2018

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Deeply moving!
Thanks to Edelweiss+, NetGalley and Simon Pulse for the opportunity to read and review A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti!
This story captivated me with it’s mysterious, traumatic event and the strength of the main character and supporting characters. Also, the charm and humor of family and all the quirks that go along with that wonderful six letter word. The story is somewhat difficult to follow; I’m sure that was on purpose by the author because the back and forth, scattered thoughts represent the stress of the main character very well. A heartbreaking and inspiring story that fully reveals the event by the end of the book. 5 stars for this deeply moving realistic fiction!
* I received a copy of this book for review consideration and all opinions and thoughts are my own.

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ReadingRomance

Absolutely astonishing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2019

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From the very first page, this book hooked me. I didn't want to stop reading. I felt like I was on an endurance missing right along with Annabelle. I was IN. IT. When she was exhausted, I felt my limbs starting to get heavy. When her heart rate kicked up, so did mine. I found myself trying to breathe in her running pace right along with her. Such is the magic and intensity of Deb Caletti's writing. The importance of the story she was telling -- the ways that women manage fear and anxiety in a world that just wants them to be NICE -- is so important right now. I want every high school girl to read this. I think she'll see some of herself in Annabelle, and hopefully let herself off the hook.

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Brien Crothers

Very Well Plotted

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 26, 2020

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As an ultra runner, I was intrigued immediately. But there’s more, so much more. By the last half of the book, you cannot put this down.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2018

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As a senior in High school, the main character searches for a way to work through the pain of loss that no one else can understand. Youth is a time to begin exploring the adult world. Most often this is accomplished by understanding the world through the lens of invincibility. When that lens is seriously marred by trauma, healing and growing or maturing become unreachable. Reentering the world will require a unique plan and demand a strong heart, disciplined will and the right kind of support.

4 people found this helpful

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