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What Beauty There Is

Written by: Cory Anderson
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Emma Galvin
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What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson's stunning YA novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to survive - perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.

To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.

Winter in Idaho. The sky is dark. It is cold enough to crack bones.

Living in harsh poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothing - except each other. And now Jack faces a stark choice: Lose his brother to foster care, or find the drug money that sent his father to prison.

He chooses the money.

Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For 17 years, her father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He has taught her to love no one. Now Victor Bardem is stalking the same money as Jack. When he picks up on Jack’s trail, Ava must make her own wrenching choice: Remain silent, or speak, and help the brothers survive.

Choices. They come at a price.

A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press

©2021 Cory Anderson (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

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YALSA William C. Morris - Finalist, 2022

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