But Paris reminds her of happy family memories that are no longer possible without Truman. On top of all the anger she feels toward the world, Andi has to accompany her father to Paris over her winter break. “Revolution,” which has received Amazon’s Best Book of the Year award and has been honored by Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal, is over a decade old yet remains timely as ever, with its themes of internal and external grief, turmoil and metamorphosis. The loss of her brother Truman has left her family in disarray: her father left, her mother isn’t able to cope and Andi herself is suffering from grief, depression and a blooming drug addiction. “Revolution,” a young adult historical fiction novel written by Jennifer Donnelly, follows Andi Alpers, whose world shatters after the death of her 10-year-old brother. “Till I beheld through a round aperture / some of the beauteous things Heaven doth bear / thence we came forth to rebehold the stars” - Dante
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