A New York Times bestseller! From Jesse Andrews, author of the New York Times bestselling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and screenwriter of the Sundance award–winning motion picture of the same name, comes a groundbreaking young adult novel about music, love, friendship, and freedom as three young musicians follow a quest to escape the law long enough to play the amazing show they hope (but also doubt) they have in them. For Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. It’s pretty much all dudes talking in Jazz Voice. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. It’s three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: They need to hit the road. Because the road, not summer camp, is where bands get good. Before Wes and Corey know it, they’re in Ash’s SUV heading south, and The Haters Summer of Hate Tour has begun. In his second novel, Andrews again brings his brilliant and distinctive voice to YA, in the perfect book for music lovers, fans of The Commitments (author Roddy Doyle raves "The Haters is terrific. It is shocking and funny, unsettling and charming."), and High Fidelity, or anyone who has ever loved—and hated—a song or a band. This witty, funny coming-of-age novel is contemporary fiction at its best.
Jesse Andrews’s debut novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, was published to critical acclaim and starred reviews. His adaptation of the book for the big screen won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Jesse is also a musician and screenwriter. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit Jesse at www.jesseandrews.com.
It’s the greatest pain and greatest pleasure of our reading lives: no matter how many wonderful novels we read, more are always rolling off the printing presses. We’ll never be finished reading—but we’d never want to be, either. Here are eight highly anticipated new books threatening the integrity of our nightstands and coffee tables in April.
Jesse Andrews, bestselling author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, knows how to encapsulate the often weird, sometimes awesome, and always awkward experience of being a teen. And his second novel, The Haters, only further establishes his ability to create authentic characters and relate their stories in his own distinct, fresh, and realistic voice.
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There are times for dystopias and times for sweeping fantasies and times for tearjerkers. But sometimes what you need most is a laugh, especially when the world beyond the pages of your book looks darker than you’d like it to be. There are plenty of YA reads that will make you LOL, and here are […]
