Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. I think if youre the sort of reader who is all about words being able to paint pictures, youll be in for a treat when you readgoing over. The music, the quotes from respected authors, the story summarized in the most eyecatching video about 1980s berlin, at the height of punk rock and in a city fiercely divided arbitrarily by a literal wall and its politics, with germans caught in the middle. In the early 1980s ada and stefan are young, wouldbe lovers living on. Dec 28, 2014 beth kephart works her wordsmith magic skills again withgoing over. It was a great book and im excited to read other books by beth kephart. We moved from nonfiction into fiction, from fiction into truth, from history into the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read one thing stolen.
Reading online book will be great experience for you. Going over isbn 9781452124575 pdf epub beth kephart. Pietrzyk is the author of silver girl, a new novel set in 1980s chicago during the time of the tylenol murders. Ada, 15, lives an impoverished life in west berlin with her mother and grandmother, while. On sale april 2014 available wherever books and ebooks are sold. You must start with the toetapping video for going over by beth kephart. In fact, after reading beth kephart s going over, i realize that my schooling about this. It is barbed and trenched and tripped and lit and piped and meshed and bricked155 kilometers of wrong. In the tradition of anne lamotts bird by bird, a critically acclaimed national book award finalist shares inspiration and practical advice for writing a memoir. The writing is true beth kephart, literary, descriptive, lyrical. Shelf awareness readers will finish the book and continue to think about how effective one wall can be in separating a country and in fashioning attitudes toward life. In fact, after reading beth kepharts going over, i realize that my schooling about this. The story grabs your heartstrings on so many levels, stefan and ada, savas, omi.
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It is february 1983, and berlin is a divided city with a mileslong barricade separating east from west. It is february 1983, and berlin is a divided city with a mileslong barricade. Explore books by beth kephart with our selection at. I started following beth kephart after another writer whom i admire wrote of kephart writing poems and sticking them in her mailbox during a particularly difficult season in her life. Parents need to know that beth kephart s going over portrays harsh experiences on both sides of the berlin wall in the early 1980s. Going over is about a time period that most of us have probably forgotten about. My wonderful daughter got me an advanced readers copy of it at ala midwinter conference. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Contain of the book is really same with the printed book. Book talk for historical fiction book, going over about two teens in love on opposite sides of the berlin wall. Her subsequent four memoirs earned her additional acclaim and standing among memoir readers.
Start reading going over on your kindle in under a minute. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of kreuzberg in west berlin. Tear down this wall beth kepharts going over examines what life was like in 1980s berlin and the lengths to which people will go for love. Her collection of short stories this angel on my chest won the 2015 drue heinz literature prize, and she has published two previous no vels. Aug 24, 2015 author beth kephart sat down with temple university presss gary kramer to discuss her new book love. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read going over. Beth kephart going over beth kephart it is february 1983, and berlin is a divided city with a mileslong barricade separating east from west. Drucker by peter ferdinand drucker, daniel goleman, bill george. Its gonna be grand thursday, march 27, 2014 i have lara starr of chronicle books and a number of super generous bloggers to thank for the upcoming blog tour of going over, which will launch on april 1. The life and times of philadelphias schuylkill river, and ghosts in the garden. In going over her writing hits the enviable at least for this writer sweet spot where lyrical prose manages to remain transparent and accessible. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of books for both adults and young readers, including you are my only, small damages, and handling the truth. The berlin wall divides fifteenyearold ada piekarz from her boyfriend, stefan, in 1980s germany, and vibrant, rebellious ada, professor of escape.
Beth kephart s going over examines what life was like in 1980s berlin and the lengths to which people will go for love. Feb 03, 2014 its about diversity and fitting into a new culture. Arc from publisher, for blog tour tied to launch someday, i may stop saying that each new beth kephart book i read is the best yet, but in order for that to happen, shell have to stop outdoing herself. Lies my girlfriend told me by julie anne peters to be published in june. Going over is told in alternating chapters by ada and stefan, giving us a glimpse of life on both sides of the wall. Ada, a nearly 16yearold graffiti artist, lives in poverty in west berlin, but stefan, the 18yearold boy she loves, lives on the other side of the wall in even more difficult conditions. Going over about a boy and girl separated by the cruelest of fateswill inspire any reader to make the leap for love. Florinda, 3rs i found going over to be exhilarating to read. Going over by beth kephart to be published in april. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Beth kephart, the awardwinning author of more than twodozen books of fiction and nonfiction, has chaired national literature juries.
What will reader get after reading the online book going over by beth kephart. Going over is the type of book that you wish you had written as your eyes drink in the mesmerising creation. Beth kephart, going over lyrical prose, beautiful and sensual imagery, a dark setting. And because beth and i have grown to be friends over the last few years, i felt pretty comfortable about engaging in a. Beth kephart interviews leslie pietrzyk about her new novel, silver girl. Kephart gets under the readers skin, raising questions and leaving us unsettled, unsure. And, to go full circle, isnt lizzies own father, who took off years ago, responsible for lizzie having to go anywhere in the first place when she. In the early 1980s, ada and stefan are young, wouldbe lovers living on opposite sides of the berlin. After reading this novel, it is not hard to imagine kephart as a poet. Visionary creator of coral gables by arva moore parks. Ada lives on the west side of the wall, where she is a graffiti artist and works at a daycare center. Shes spun gold out of the language of longing and has shown us how to make room for miracles.
I think if youre the sort of reader who is all about words being able to paint pictures, youll be in for a treat when you read going over. Kephart has written and published over ten books and has received several grants and awards for her writing. As the acclaimed author of five memoirs spanning significant turning points in her life, beth kephart has been both blessed and bruised. Ive been a beth kephart fan since hearing her read at a conference several years ago. In the early 1980s, ada and stefan are young, wouldbe lovers living on opposite sides of the berlin wallada lives with her mother and grandmother and paints graffiti on the wall, and stefan lives with his grandmother in. Though the violence is described in small details and references, its gutwrenching and emotionally difficult.
Drawing on proven writing lessons and classic examples, on the work of her students and on her own memories of weather, landscape, color, and love, kephart. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on april 1, 2014. Beth kephart is an american author of nonfiction, poetry and young adult fiction for adults and teens. National book award finalist beth kephart presents a story of daring and sacrifice, and love that will not wait.
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Beth kephart works her wordsmith magic skills again with going over. The devastating superstorm arrives without warning at night, destroying the bridge connecting haven, a new jersey barrier island, to the mainland and isolating residents from one another. Beth kephart is a national book award finalist for her memoir a slant of the sun. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Tamara smith interviews beth kephart, about her ya novel, small damages, that brings the heat, the colors, and the smells of seville, spain alive a feast for the heart and the soul, and a comingofage novel not easily forgotten. Going over, kephart s latest work of youngadult fiction, is as ambitious and daring as the young characters, ada and stefan, she has placed at the center of it.
Going over by beth kephart is available in these libraries. Kephart has written and published over ten books and has received several. Beth kepharts first memoir was a national book award finalist and was named best book of the year 1998 by several publications. Apr 18, 2015 beth kephart, going over lyrical prose, beautiful and sensual imagery, a dark setting. The meaning of maggie, rain reign, the book thief, and my own flow, going over, and this is the story of you. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.