Her Name in the Sky -

Kelly Quindlen

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

2014

414 páginas

13h 48m

ISBN-10: 1495335291

Seventeen-year-old Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties. She wants to drive along the oak-lined streets of Louisiana's Garden District and lie on the hot sand of Florida's beaches. She wants to spend every night making memories with her tight-knit group of friends.

The last thing she wants is to fall in love with a girl--especially when that girl is her best friend, Baker.

Hannah knows she should like Wally, the kind, earnest boy who asks her to prom. She should cheer on her friend Clay when he asks Baker to be his girlfriend. She should follow the rules of her conservative community--the rules that have been ingrained in her since she was a child.

But Hannah longs to be with Baker, who cooks macaroni and cheese with Hannah late at night, who believes in the magic of books as much as Hannah does, and who challenges Hannah to be the best version of herself.

And Baker might want to be with Hannah, too--if both girls can embrace that world-shaking, yet wondrous, possibility.

In this poignant coming-of-age novel, Hannah must find a compromise between the truth of her heart and the expectations of her community. She must break through her shame and learn to trust in the goodness of her friends. And above all, she and Baker must open their hearts to the saving power of love. Raw, moving, and teeming with unforgettable characters, Her Name in the Sky is a modern love story about the teenage quest for identity and the redeeming power of the human heart.

Resenhas (74)

4 (Muito bom)

muito lindo. foi uma leitura bem emocionante. a autora conciliou muito bem a religiosidade com a homossexualidade, e trouxe muitas reflexões. além do livro trazer muitos assuntos importantes e interessantes a serem discutidos.

desde o início, eu achava que o livro focaria mais no casal, mas foi bem tratado o desenvolvimento da personagem, aceitação e amor próprio.

justamente por esse motivo, não teve tantas cenas das personagens juntas como um casal, mas mesmo assim a mensagem foi passada e fica nítido o amor entre elas. acompanhar a amizade delas e mais tarde ver elas se tornarem estranhas, até se aproximarem de novo foi muito comovente.