Empress of the World, Sara Ryan
Empress of the World, Sara Ryan
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Empress of the World

Author: Sara Ryan

Narrator: Lauren Davis

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/22/2019

Synopsis

A trailblazing debut

Nicola Lancaster is spending her summer at the Siegel Institute, a hothouse of smart, intense teenagers. She soon falls in with Katrina (Manic Computer Chick), Isaac (Nice-Guy-Despite-Himself), Kevin (Inarticulate Composer) . . . and Battle, a beautiful blond dancer. The two become friends--and then, startlingly, more than friends. What do you do when you think you're attracted to guys, and then you meet a girl who steals your heart?

About The Author

Sara Ryan is the author of the graphic novel Bad Houses with art by Carla Speed McNeil, young adult novels The Rules for Heartsand Empress of the World, a the middle-grade novel Mountain Upside Down, and various comics, short stories, and essays. They are on the faculty of the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Agatha

As with pretty much everything I read, I found the ending to this a little unsatisfying, a little too contrived in too short a space, but the path to the ending was well worth it. Nicola, the narrator, is a sharp, funny, observant kid, even in her own confusion about her sexuality, and Battle is bot......more

Goodreads review by Mielle

Empress of the world by Sara Ryan is a very moving meaningful story that deals with very touchy subjects. Such as love, friendship, and finding yourself. This book should have more exposed due to the fact that now a days teenagers have to deal with these kind of things more and more in todays life s......more

Goodreads review by Mike

So. This is the second review in a row in which I did not have my thoughts completely together in the beginning of my writing it. Does this mean my opinions are getting more complex? Or does it mean that I'm getting bad at reviewing? So, anyway, this was an overall cute, fun novel. It was one of the......more

Goodreads review by Eli

3.5 stars I think I might be getting a little old for YA. I mean, I'm a young adult. But I'm not a Young Adult. So that's probably why I didn't like this as much as I may have a couple years ago. The characters were rather bland and generic but still moderately likable. Also, pretty sure Battle Hall......more

Quotes

"Both controversial and long-awaited, this helps to fill a need that is painfully obvious and introduces a wonderful new voice." -Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • ALA Notable Book
  • Booklist Editor's Choice
  • Oregon Book Award
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