And although i liked una lamarches debut novel about friendship and summer just a tad more than like no other, i can safely say i like like no other almost as much as i liked five summers. Devorah and jaxon meet when they get stuck in a hospital elevator together. Like no other una lamarche paperback books online raru. The cover is a clear bid to convince eleanor and park fans to pick up like no other. When a hurricane strikes the northeast, the pair become stranded in an elevator together, where fate leaves them no choice but to make an otherwise forbidden connection. Devorahs 18yearold big sister, rose, is about to give birth to her first. Carolyn mackler, bestselling author of tangled and coauthor of the future of us like no other will make you believe. The latest contemporary novel from una lamarche, acclaimed author of five summers, like no other, and dont fail me now. Like no other by una lamarche is a modernday romeo and julietjust as romantic, but a little less tragic. Like no other by una lamarche discussion july 24, 2014 by sandie 8 comments welcome to the launch of the ya diversity book club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers. Like no other by una lamarche pdf free download ebook. Devorah is a consummate good girl who has never challenged the ways of her strict hasidic unbringing.
Though their relationship is strictly forbidden, devorah and jax arrange secret meetings and risk everything to. Una lamarche is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the new york observer and on the huffington post. It is contemporary, although i can see the lettering making a potential reader think seventies. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Like no other isbn 9781595146748 pdf epub una lamarche. Like no other by una lamarche like no other tells the story of two starcrossed lovers, a black boy from brooklyn and a hasidic jewish girl who are thrown together due to unforeseen circumstances. Sixteen year old devorah frayda blum is a hasidic jew who lives in new york. A pair of starcrossed lovers from classic literature on, its been an irresistible theme. Like no other by una lamarche razorbill penguin isbn. Una used to be a fancy magazine and newspaper editor before she had a baby and started writing from home, sometimes pantsless, for a living. Una lamarche is a writer and journalist whose work appears regularly in the new york observer and on the huffington post. In una lamarches new young adult romance, like no other, we are carried into a story weve heard before. Theyve spent their entire lives in brooklyn, on opposite sides of the very same street.
Like no other by una lamarche penguin random house audio. She is the author of five summers, like no other, dont fail me now, and unabrow, a collection of humorous essays based on some of her more questionable life choices. Lamarches five summers characters are authentic and fully realized. And so my mother would crouch beside my bed and tell it over and over. Like no other by una lamarche read by phoebe strole. This book has been on my radar for a while now after that gorgeous cover came out illustration by michael kirkham and the story promised some muchneeded diversity in ya. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. In her new young adult novel, like no other, author una lamarche explores the racial and religious tensions in crown heights through the chance encounter of a west indian boy and a hasidic girl and the relationship that blossoms between the two.
Jaxon is a funloving, booksmart nerd who has never been comfortable around girls unless you count his four younger sisters. When a hurricane strikes the northeast, hasidic good girl devorah and jaxon, a funloving nerd from a west indian family, become stranded in an elevator together where fate leaves them no choice but to make an otherwise risky connection. From my whiteknuckled perch on this sticky gray hospital waiting room seat, i can see rain hitting the window in violent sheets, as if someone has turned on a fire hose and then left it to whip and twist on the sidewalk like an angry snake. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Like no other by una lamarche penguin books new zealand. Like no other is a welcome coming of age story that adds a diverse voice to the ya genre, which is in definite need of more diverse voices.
Misadventures of a late bloomer, a collection of humor essays based on some of her more questionable life choices. Fiction like no other una lamarche jewish book council. This was my first, last, and most prevalent thought while i devoured una lamarches like no other in a single sitting. Una lamarches like no other, her second novel, is a multicultural romeo and julietlike story that comes at a time when diversity in young adult books is desperately needed. But when one half of the couple is a nice hasidic girl who has always. Una lamarche is a writer and amateur melrose place historian who lives in brooklyn, new york with her husband, her son, and her hoard of vintage sassy magazines. The books as much a compelling study of brooklyns ethnically and religiously diverse yet segregated crown heights neighborhood as it is a touching forbidden romance. Ryan, to his credit, is my boy and has tried to help me get pollys attention.
That isnt to say that there is anything wrong or lesserthan about a romance. She is the author of five summers, a young adult novel, and unabrow, a collection of humorous essays based on some of her more questionable life choices. Kristina aka kiki at gone pecan, lucy at the reading date, and kristan at we heart ya. She is also a contributing writer for the new york observer and the huffington post, and blogs at the sassy curmudgeon. Devorah is a consummate good girl who has never challenged the ways of her strict hasidic upbringing. Lamarche expertly conjures up what highstakes infatuation feels like. Like no other is a well written novel, with a great story line, a sweet innocent romance between two young people trying to determine their path in life while coping with the differences they bring to their relationship as a result of their cultures. Its pretty close to instalove, but the book never treats it as if this is a romance thats meant to be or that the reader as suppose to buy, at least as far as i interpreted it. Una lamarche is the author of two young adult novels, five summers and like no other, and unabrow. In the end, devorah and jaxon, despite their cultural and. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of like no other by una lamarche. Una lamarche has created two brave teenagers who readers will root for to the very last page.
In fact, statistically speaking im 85% more likely to read a novel that involves kissing and declarations of love in some form. Carolyn mackler, bestselling author of tangled and coauthor of the future of us like no other will make you believe in the transforming power of first love. This acclaimed book by una lamarche is available at in several formats for your ereader. Like no other is a bittersweet book about a crosscultural romance, written in an appealing and immediate style. Like no other is a contemporary romance about finding first love, but just as important, its a story about finding oneself. An orthodox jewish girl and west indian dork fall in love in crown heights, brooklyn, and beat the odds of conservative values trying to keep them apart. In the highpressure months leading up to the performance that will determine their futures, a group of friends at a performing arts school look back on when an unexpected event upended everything.
When sixteenyearold devorah blum, a hasidic jew, meets nerdybutcool black highschooler. Una lamarche audio books, best sellers, author bio. Like no other is a powerful and notputdownable story of forbidden love. The romance in like no other is clearly a young love romance. Una lamarche tells a truly complex urban story worth telling. Theres a story my mother tells about the night my grandmother got lifted up by the wind. After the first time i heard it, when i was about four, i would demand it constantly, sometimes every night. Even before devorah blum meets the lanky west indian nerd who will derail her plans to remain an unfailingly obedient hasidic girl, there are signs shes wavering. Kimberly giarratano is the author of grunge gods and graveyards, a young adult paranormal mystery. Like no other, una lamarches second young adult novel, begins as a hurricane bears down on new york city. Like no other by una lamarche library of clean reads.