The Edge of Anything, Nora Shalaway Carpenter
The Edge of Anything, Nora Shalaway Carpenter
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The Edge of Anything

Author: Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Narrator: Devon Sorvari

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past that's stagnated her work and left her terrified she's losing her mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons.

But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could cost them everything, maybe even their lives.

Set in the North Carolina mountains, The Edge of Anything explores the transformative power of friendship and how it can help you find yourself and the goodness in life, even when everything feels broken.

About Nora Shalaway Carpenter

A graduate of Vermont College of Fine Art's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program, Nora Shalaway Carpenter is the author of the award-winning YA contemporary novel The Edge of Anything. She is also the contributing editor of the acclaimed Rural Voices, named an NPR Best Book of 2020.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cinda on June 19, 2021

An 'own voices' story about mental illness and the power of friendship. Carpenter speaks with the authority of personal experience in a remarkable page-turner of a novel. Sage and Len will inspire you, frustrate you, and, at times, break your heart.......more

Goodreads review by Alaina on July 14, 2021

Look, I know I'm in the minority here, but I really struggled with this book. To be fair, it's not something I would've picked to read on my own, but it came in a subscription box and I was committed to completing it. What made this book so difficult for me to enjoy was that I hated Sage with a pass......more

Goodreads review by Estelle on February 02, 2020

(ARC) I absolutely loved this book. I love this story and all the energy behind it. It’s sure to be so helpful to kids who are hiding and spiraling, and some of the phrases just killed me. I especially loved that the ketchup “exhaled its blob”, but there were many passages throughout that left me a......more

Goodreads review by Gary on April 08, 2020

Nora Shalaway Carpenter’s debut young adult novel The Edge of Anything (Running Press Teens) is a book that we don’t so much simply read but rather become part of its lifelike rhythms and textures. At first, we are taken in by the thoughts and activities of the two main characters, Sage and Len, two......more

Goodreads review by Eva on April 30, 2019

So much emphasis is placed on young people being tough and capable, able to handle conflict and strife, and overcome any situation through strength and determination. But what do you do when faced with a challenge that is truly out of your control? What do you do when being strong isn’t enough? THE E......more