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A Northern Light Paperback – 7 May 2019

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Now with a fresh new look and introduction,comes Jennifer Donnellys astonishing, Printz Honor-winning debutthe story of a young womans coming-of-age and the murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America.â€‹

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Publisher : HMH Books (7 May 2019)
Language: : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 035806368X
ISBN-13 : 978-0358063681
Reading age : 12 - 17 years
Dimensions : 13.97 x 2.45 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 576,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 448 in Historical Mysteries & Thrillers for Young Adults
- 533 in American Historical Fiction for Young Adults
- 1,275 in Historical Romance for Young Adults

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A Printz Award Honor Book
Carnegie Medal Winner, United Kingdom
A 2011 ALA Popular Paperbacks Title

"A contemporary classic. Jennifer Donnelly is the master of historical fiction!" --Ruta Sepetys, New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Carnegie Medal

Starred Review This is a breathtaking tale, complex and often earthy ... Donnelly's characters ring true to life, and the meticulously detailed setting forms a vivid backdrop to this finely crafted story.
--School Library Journal

Starred Review ... (an) ambitious, beautifully written coming-of-age story ... Many teens will connect with Mattie's fierce yearning for independence and for stories, like her own, that are frank, messy, complicated and inspiring. --Booklist

A Northern Light is a quintessential coming-of-age story ... exceptionally well told. Honest and unflinching in its portrayal of loss, poverty, racism, and pregnancy, it nonetheless avoids melodrama and polemic. --Christian Science Monitor

About the Author

Jennifer Donnelly is the author of eleven novels including the Waterfire Saga, The Tea Rose series, Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book, and A Northern Light. She grew up in New York State, in Lewis and Westchester counties, and attended the University of Rochester where she majored in English Literature and European History.

www.jenniferdonnelly.com
Twitter: @JenWritesBooks

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Janet Manuel

A well-woven story

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2019

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The threads of this novel are woven seamlessly. The letters of Grace Brown, the people around whom the story revolves and the inclusion of intriguing words from the dictionary make for an engrossing experience.

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Enchanting!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2007

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I've just finished this book and was totally absorbed by it. Two stories run on parallel grounds.
Set in the early 1900's, Mattie is a young lady very torn between her dreams of becoming a writer and family related responsibilities. To add to her dilemmas, she falls in love, feeling more and more confused.
Grace is another young lady whose body is found lifeless in the lake by the Glenmore Hotel, where Mattie works.
Both girls' tales entwine and merge in a clever and entertaining combination.

The prose is pictorial and detailed, conveying the surroundings, the characters and their feelings so nicely.
There's a little gem embedded in the beginning of each chapter, which is not numbered but starts off with the introduction of a new word, as part of a game that Mattie and her friend Weaver play every day to strengthen their vocabulary. Each word is irrelevant to the core of the story but there's always the appropriate space for it, a clever touch. I found myself playing along and testing my own vocabulary!

There are many themes in this book: poverty, racism, love, compassion, hope are but a few. The narrative is creative and clever, with very sad and very funny situations too. The sense of humour conveyed by Mattie is remarkable.

When I started it, I had avoided reading the summary on the back cover (a bit revealing I later realised), but I was glad I did, so that the last part of the book took me completely by surprise.
Definitely a timeless novel, I would suggest it for young readers too (15+).

P.S. A little note: "A Gathering Light" and "A Northern Light" are exactly the same book, the second one being the American original title. I was about to buy it when I realised they were the same. Just so you know.

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A new favourite of mine

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2012

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This is a new all-time favourite book of mine. Being well into my twenties, I'm actually surprised this book is considered a young adult book as I never thought of it like that while I was reading it. I loved the pitch-perfect evocation of this period in American history, the characters felt so real, and I truly felt myself entirely immersed in the plight of Mattie, the protagonist. I never quite felt as much of a connection with Grace Brown, the murdered woman Mattie encounters, but I don't think that matters much, as it is her affect on Mattie that is of real importance. Also, I really liked the way the two parts of the story were being told separately and at different speeds. That made me, if possible, even more keen to turn the pages to find out how the two parts of the story would finally merge. Can't recommend this book highly enough.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2015

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A Coming of Age, Murder Mystery and Historical Fiction. This award-winning novel follows a 16-year old Mattie who is asked by a hotel guest to burn some letters, but then the guest turns up dead. Will the letters reveal the mystery? I can't recommend this novel enough! Try to get every and any teen to read it.

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Woodford Mum

Quite good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2017

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Another book club choice. It was quite good, but clearly for young adults as not quite sophisticated enough for seasoned readers.

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Gen Aylott

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2020

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One of my all time favourites, beautifully constructed and authentic. I never tire of reading it over again. Simply gorgeous.

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