Going over is the type of book that you wish you had written as your eyes drink in the mesmerising creation of letters to words to sentences to paragraphs. Under those circumstance, many attempted to escape. She lives on one side of the wall, and her boyfriend lives on the other in germany. Kephart has written and published over ten books and has received several grants and awards for her writing. Life in the grim shadow of the berlin wall is vividly reflected in kepharts moving exploration in two voices. Patricia mccormick, author of national book award finalists sold and never fall down an unforgettable portrayal of life and love divided.
Sep 16, 2014 we have few if any ya books on this topic and i am grateful to kephart for writing about this subject in going over 2014. I was so excited to see beth kepharts upcoming going over being released from chronicle. Reading online book will be great experience for you. Beth kephart is the author of twentytwo books, publishing memoir, young adult literature, a corporate fairytale, an autobiography of a river, and an essay and photography collection.
Mar 31, 2014 you must start with the toetapping video for going over by beth kephart. Interview with beth kephart about one thing stolen. 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. Ive been a beth kephart fan since hearing her read at a conference several years ago. As the acclaimed author of five memoirs spanning significant turning points in her life, beth kephart has been both blessed and bruised. Dec 28, 2014 national book award finalist beth kephart presents a story of daring and sacrifice, and love that will not wait.
As always, the language is gorgeous, the love full of meaning, and the plot tight and tense. When i read going over, there was something pure about the experience. We moved from nonfiction into fiction, from fiction into truth. Beth took the photos as well as all of the photos here and her husband played the music. Fiveday memoir workshops led by beth kephart that will change the way you see and write your life. Set in berlin, 1983 kepharts book is all about two teens living on opposite sides of the wall. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In fact, after reading beth kepharts going over, i realize that my schooling about this. Going over is about a time period that most of us have probably forgotten about. Jun 24, 2014 although visits were allowed, moving from east to west was nearly impossible. It is usually cheaper that you must buy the bookin the book store. Beth kephart is a wonderful writer, so of course this book is much much more than just an account of a historical topic.
April 1st, 2014 i feel oddly conflicted about going over. She visits with her grandmother, four times a year. It is barbed and trenched and tripped and lit and piped and meshed and bricked155 kilometers of wrong. But something about the story just couldnt keep my interest. Going over by beth kephart to be published in april. Pietrzyk is the author of silver girl, a new novel set in 1980s chicago during the time of the tylenol murders. Going over by beth kephart overdrive rakuten overdrive. Though the violence is described in small details and references, its gutwrenching and emotionally difficult. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a highrisk escape. Ada, her mother and grandmother omi live in a cramped apartment in west berlin while the love of adas life, stefan and his grandmother and omis best friend live. I love beth kephart s books, and this is no exception. Beth kephart, in her new novel, going over chronicle 2014 describes the divide. We have few if any ya books on this topic and i am grateful to kephart for writing about this subject in going over 2014.
Created by ya romantics view on ya romantics share. However, you have to be connected with internet and you can read the online book. Her most recent novel, wild blues, was named an ala youth editors choice. Beth kephart interview, plus links to author biography, book. Contain of the book is really same with the printed book. Tar beach, friends, the meaning of maggie, rain reign, the book thief, and my own flow, going over, and this is the story of you. Join us in september on a working farm in mcclure, pa.
Of course, you will get something based on the going over by beth kephart of the book itself. Ada lives on the west side of the wall, where she is a graffiti artist and works at a daycare center. However, you have to be connected with internet and you can read the. Going over about a boy and girl separated by the cruelest of fateswill inspire any reader to make the leap for love. The writing is true beth kephart, literary, descriptive, lyrical. But with every new release it feels like shes growing more into herself as a writer. Going overabout a boy and girl separated by the cruelest of fateswill inspire any reader to make the leap for love. Beth kepharts novel, going over, captures the difficulties people faced on both sides of berlin with the story of ada, a girl from the west, and stefan, a boy who lives in the east. I felt like i was reading the book kephart wanted to write. This acclaimed book by beth kephart is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Feb 03, 2014 its about diversity and fitting into a new culture. Patricia mccormick, author of national book award finalists sold and never fall down. One of online books that will be nice for you is book entitled going overby beth kephart. She lives in devon, pennsylvania, and she teaches creative nonfiction at the university. Kepharts signature style is all about the carefully crafted turn of phrases and imagery. Written by beth kephart, audiobook narrated by jessica almasy.
Shes spun gold out of the language of longing and has shown us how to make room for miracles. Read going over by beth kephart available from rakuten kobo. It was tense, suspenseful, and even romantic all at. Set in berlin during the cold war, going over is a story of a boy and a girl in love, but separated by the iron curtain. Beth kephart is the awardwinning author of books for both adults and young readers. My wonderful daughter got me an advanced readers copy of. Mar 10, 2014 on sale april 2014 available wherever books and ebooks are sold. On sale april 2014 available wherever books and ebooks are sold. Kephart gets under the readers skin, raising questions and leaving us unsettled, unsure. The story grabs your heartstrings on so many levels, stefan and ada, savas, omi. You must start with the toetapping video for going over by beth kephart. Going over isbn 9781452124575 pdf epub beth kephart ebook. Field honor book and a best book of the year by many publications.
The online book is very nice with meaningful content. It is february 1983, and berlin is a divided city with a mileslong barricade separating east from west. Going over is told in alternating chapters by ada and stefan, giving us a glimpse of life on both sides of the wall. Although visits were allowed, moving from east to west was nearly impossible. 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. Beth kephart interviews leslie pietrzyk about her new novel, silver girl. Ever since the beginning, it had me hooked and at the edge of my seat as to what would happen next. Dec 28, 2014 going over is a historical fiction young adult book about ada and stefan. Going over by beth kephart 20151124 beth kephart on.
Writing memoir is a deeply personal, and consequential, undertaking. Lies my girlfriend told me by julie anne peters to be published in june. National book award finalist beth kephart presents a story of daring and sacrifice, and love that will not wait. Going over, kepharts 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.
Or will forces beyond his control stand in his way. Going over is one amazing glimpse into the lives of ada and her love, stefan. Going over isbn 9781452124575 pdf epub beth kephart. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Going over carefully balances love and heartbreak, propelling readers through the story. Oct 05, 2014 beth kephart, in her new novel, going over chronicle 2014 describes the divide. Going over by beth kephart april 1, 2014 chronicle books 264 pages. And that, in the end, is just what graffiti artists are after. Parents need to know that beth kephart s going over portrays harsh experiences on both sides of the berlin wall in the early 1980s. She was a national book award finalist for her book a slant of the sun. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. It was a great book and im excited to read other books by beth kephart. Ada is a pink haired graff artist, who decorates the forbidden berlin wall at night while hoping stefan can see her on the other side of the fence through his telescope. Beth kepharts going over is equal parts poetic prose, authentic historical background, and emotional ups and downs feels, if you will.
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. Florinda, 3rs i found going over to be exhilarating to read. The going over by beth kephart blog tour stops here. The time line is going back and forth to explain events and create the general context, starting with the moments when the two grandmothers were sharing the same country and. Parents need to know that beth kepharts going over portrays harsh experiences on both sides of the berlin wall in the early 1980s. So, is it no wonder that her latest ya book, going over, takes us to berlin and life during the era of the berlin wall.
Beth kephart is an american author of nonfiction, poetry and young adult fiction for adults and teens. 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. Nov 24, 2015 beth kephart was already an accomplished, polished author when she started writing ya fiction. Beth kephart was already an accomplished, polished author when she started writing ya fiction. Inspired by a trip the author took to berlin in 2011, going over is told in alternating chapters by ada and stefan, giving us a glimpse of life on both sides of the wall. Those who read should not be surprised by a strong urge to do some historical research. And that, in the end, is just what graffiti artists. Im so excited because i have an advanced readers copy in hand. Going over chronicle was the 2014 parents choice, gold medal winnerhistorical fiction, named a booklist editors choice, and was voted a 100 childrens books to read in a lifetime by goodreads, among other honors. 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. Historical fiction in her hands is not a history lesson from a textbook, but a life imagined and breathed into life. 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.
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