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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender | August 13, 2014

by Leslye Walton (Candlewick Press, March 2014)

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton is incredibly strange and beautiful throughout, and in the best of ways. Though Ava serves as narrator, the story spans multiple generations. This tale examines the meaning of love and considers the conflicting aspects of loving and being loved: “desire, despair, depression, obsession, self-love, and courage,” according to School Library Journal. There is magical realism reminiscent of great narratives and I truly couldn’t put the book down after it was sent to me from a friend at Candlewick Press. I feel so thankful that this gem of a novel was placed in my hands, because I’m not sure I would have found it otherwise.

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