Author: Justina Chen Headley
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
You will like this book if:
- You enjoy sharing a character's journey through self-discovery as you read.
- You are self-conscious of a birthmark or anything else that makes you feel different.
- You like to read books that take place in both America and other countries.
- You have a friend who accepts you exactly as you are.
- You know how difficult it can be to have a parent who is very controlling and/or cheap.
- You cannot relate to people that set high goals for themselves.
- You get frustrated by technical words as you read, even if they are used infrequently.
- You are impatient with books that start out slowly.
Summary: Terra doesn't want to stand out; all she wants to do is finish school and move to a prestigious art college a long way from home. Unfortunately, she stands out more than most people because of the large, dark birthmark that covers half her face. To make matters worse, her dad is domineering and refuses to pay for his daughter to attend the college of her dreams. On an icy night, her path crosses (literally, she runs into his car) Jacob's, an adopted Goth boy from China. Coincidentally, Terra's and Jacob's families end up traveling to China together. Jacob, who has a visible scar from a cleft palate, begins to open Terra's eyes about what beauty is, encourages her goals, and helps her accept herself.
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