Author:
Gae Polisner
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Narrator
Michael Crouch
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Length
9 hours
Language
English
Seventeen-year-old Klee’s father was the center of his life. He introduced Klee to the great museums of New York City and the important artists on their walls; he told him stories made of myths and magic. Until his death.
Now, forced to live in the suburbs with his mom, Klee can’t help but feel he has lost all the identifying parts of himself―his beloved father, weekly trips to the Museum of Modern Art, and the thrumming energy of New York City. That is, until he meets wild and free Sarah in art class, with her quick smiles and jokes about his “brooding.” Suddenly it seems as if she’s the only thing that makes him happy. But when an act of betrayal sends him reeling, Klee lands in what is bitingly referred to as the “Ape Can,” a psychiatric hospital for teens in Northhollow.
While there, he undergoes intensive therapy and goes back over the pieces of his life to find out what was real, what wasn’t, and whether he can stand on his own feet again.
Told in alternating timelines, leading up to the event that gets him committed and working towards getting back out, Gae Polisner’s In Sight of Stars is a gorgeous novel told in minimalist strokes to maximal effect, about what makes us fall apart and how we can put ourselves back together again.
Gae Polisner is the award-winning author of several books, including The Memory of Things, named a Golden Archer Children’s Choice Award recipient; The Summer of Letting Go, named a Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2014 and recipient of a Teen Ink Editor’s Choice Badge of Approval; and The Pull of Gravity, a 2012 Bank Street Best, 2012 PSLA Top Forty, and a Nerdy Book Club Best YA for 2011. She also cohosts Teachers Write!, a virtual writers camp for teachers and educators.
Michael Crouch is an actor based in New York City. His audiobook narration has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, and Best of the Year accolades from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the animé series Pokémon XY and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Michael Crouch
ISBN:
9781982502089
Length:
9 hours
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
May 13, 2018
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“Gae Polisner’s realistic story about a teenager fighting mental illness is brought to life by narrator Michael Crouch…Crouch takes listeners into Klee’s journey, giving him a poignant, sometimes hesitant, voice during his sessions with Dr. Alvarez, his internal monologues, and his vivid memories. He injects Dr. Alvarez’s voice with caring patience as the psychiatrist slowly gains Klee’s trust. Klee’s mother’s voice trembles with the weight of her own pain as she struggles to understand and support her son. This powerful audiobook—rings true. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
“The book is ultimately upbeat, tracing Klee’s recovery over a two-week period of inpatient therapy, and in the process readers also learn about artists, including Vincent Van Gogh.”
“Deals with mental health, Vincent Van Gogh, family, and recovery; all told in some of the most beautiful prose you will probably ever read.”
“Polisner’s short novel destigmatizes mental illness, emphasizing that everyone needs a little help sometimes…[Of] contemporary novels about teens with mental illnesses, this one stands out for its strong writing, likable protagonist, and overwhelmingly positive messages.”
"Readers traversing their own real and metaphorical losses, particularly as they learn to see their parents and themselves as full individuals, will find companionship as they share Klee’s journey toward acceptance of who he is.”
“This book is an absolute must-read and the best contemporary novel I’ve read since J. C. Geiger’s Wildman.”
“An intense, sometimes graphic, totally heartbreaking portrait of a character who will keep pages turning.”
"Readers traversing their own real and metaphorical losses, particularly as they learn to see their parents and themselves as full individuals, will find companionship as they share Klee’s journey toward acceptance of who he is.”
“Polisner’s short novel destigmatizes mental illness, emphasizing that everyone needs a little help sometimes. Readers will laugh, cry, and ache alongside Klee as they follow his recovery…In a sea of recent contemporary novels about teens with mental illnesses, this one stands out for its strong writing, likable protagonist, and overwhelmingly positive messages.”
“An unapologetic and wry story about a teen finding his way out of a personal crisis.”
“An achingly fierce exploration of the way the world wounds us and heals us. If you love exquisitely written coming-of-age stories that will leave you breathless, In Sight of Stars is for you.”
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