Almond
Almond
Sohn, Won-Pyung
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780062961389, Publication Date: Tue, June 1, 2021, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
WALL STREET JOURNAL STORIES THAT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE PICK * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S STAY HOME AND READ PICK * SALON'S BEST AND BOLDEST * BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED

The Emissary meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime in this poignant and triumphant story about how love, friendship, and persistence can change a life forever.

This story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster.

One of the monsters is me.

Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends--the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that--but his devoted mother and grandmother provide him with a safe and content life. Their little home above his mother's used bookstore is decorated with colorful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh.

Then on Christmas Eve--Yunjae's sixteenth birthday--everything changes. A shocking act of random violence shatters his world, leaving him alone and on his own. Struggling to cope with his loss, Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school, and they develop a surprising bond.

As Yunjae begins to open his life to new people--including a girl at school--something slowly changes inside him. And when Gon suddenly finds his life at risk, Yunjae will have the chance to step outside of every comfort zone he has created to perhaps become the hero he never thought he would be.

Readers of Wonder by R.J. Palaccio and Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig will appreciate this "resonant" story that "gives Yunjae the courage to claim an entirely different story." (Booklist, starred review)

Translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Creation Lake

by Kushner, Rachel

Hardcover /Library Binding

Fire: From "a Journal of ...

by Nin, Anaïs

Paperback /Paperback

$21.28

Convenience Store Woman

by Murata, Sayaka

Hardcover /Hardcover

$15.00

Speak

by Hall, Louisa

Paperback /Paperback

$14.24

listens & views

TRAYECTORIA (MOD)

by PESADO

COMPACT DISC

$13.75

FUTURE CHAOS

by BOMB THE BASS

VINYL LP

out of stock

$19.75

SINCERELY

by FULL TIME BERET

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$11.49

DEAD ENDING

by DEAD ENDING

12-INCH SINGLE

out of stock

$10.49

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group