Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/nonfiction/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0018 404256 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/nonfiction/engine/rss.php:0 Justin Sayre - Free Library Land Online - Nonfiction https://nonfiction.library.land/ ru Justin Sayre - Free Library Land Online - Nonfiction DataLife Engine Mean https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/494391-mean.html https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/494391-mean.html Mean
In Justin Sayre's third adjective-busting novel, Ellen discovers why it matters to be true to oneself, no matter what people might say or think about her.
Set in the same world as Justin Sayre's previous books, Husky and Pretty, Mean explores the private and public life of Ellen, who is confident, cool, and, according to Davis, mean. But if speaking the truth and being unconcerned with petty gossip makes you mean, Ellen is fine with that. Besides, she has her own issues to deal with as middle school becomes a virtual battlefield of pubescent zombies, not unlike the obstacles in the video games she loves to play. Escaping into the world of online video games provides only temporary relief. In time she learns that being honest, even when it hurts, is the only weapon she can truly rely on.]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:18:54 +0200 Pretty https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/293937-pretty.html https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/293937-pretty.html Pretty
"Coming-of-age never looked so beautiful." - Kirkus (Starred Review)
"[A] powerful story of growth and change, brimming with honesty and hope." - Publishers Weekly

Sophie's perspective on what being pretty really means changes drastically in the second adjective-busting novel by the author of Husky, Justin Sayre.
Sayre details the private and public life of a thirteen-year-old burdened with far more than the middle-school adjective of Pretty. Though she appears confident, stylish, and easygoing at school, Sophie lives a nightmare at home. When her mother's alcohol addiction spirals out of control, Sophie's Auntie Amara steps in to help. She teaches Sophie new lessons about her family and heritage, while also challenging her to rethink how she feels about friends, boys, and even her sense of place in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives. Sayre, a master storyteller in the coming-of-age genre, asks readers to confront superficial...]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:53:44 +0200 Husky https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/293936-husky.html https://nonfiction.library.land/justin-sayre/293936-husky.html Husky
A beautifully voiced debut captures an intimate story of change and acceptance.
Twelve-year-old Davis lives in an old brownstone with his mother and grandmother in Brooklyn. He loves people-watching in Prospect Park, visiting his mom in the bakery she owns, and listening to the biggest operas he can find as he walks everywhere.
But Davis is having a difficult summer. As questions of sexuality begin to enter his mind, he worries people don't see him as anything other than "husky." To make matters worse, his best girlfriends are starting to hang out with mean girls and popular boys. Davis is equally concerned about the distance forming between him and his single mother as she begins dating again, and about his changing relationship with his amusingly loud Irish grandmother, Nanny.
Ultimately, Davis learns to see himself outside of his one defining adjective. He's a kid with unique interests, admirable qualities, and people who will love him no matter what changes life...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:53:43 +0200