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Best Books of the Month, January 2012 ( http://www..com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000763291 ): Min,
precocious and equally obsessed with classic cinema and good
coffee, broke up with Ed, a popular math-loving jock who secretly
carries a protractor. Daniel Handler weaves this heartrending
story of first love and other powerful firsts as Min reveals,
item by item, what's in the box she's leaving on Ed's doorstep.
As readers learn why these two unforgettable characters broke up,
the significance of these simple love tokens, beautifully
illustrated by Maira Kalman, charmingly unfolds. Written with an
emotional depth that allows both adult and teen readers to
revisit memories of heartbreak and find pieces of themselves in
Min--and maybe even Ed, Why We Broke Up will leave you wondering
how Handler knows exactly what it's like to be a teenage girl in
love. --JoVon Sotak
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2012 Printz Honor Book
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Title
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of the Year
Booklist Editor's Choice Pick
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Outstanding Book
of the Year
"The Lemony Snicket author (writing under his own name)
convincingly inhabits the mind of Min, a teenage girl reeling
from her first heartbreak. This poignant, bittersweet novel
centers on a box of objects infused with memories of her brief,
unforgettable love."―Entertainment Weekly
"It's easy to predict how Handler's story will conclude from the
book's few pages. It's more difficult to take such an everyday
tragedy with a predictable ending and elevate it to an end point
of enduring, emotionally effective art."―Los Angeles Times
* "Characters are vivid, and their portrayal is enriched by
realistic dialogue....Hander offers a heartbreaking, bittersweet,
and compelling romance with a unique angle and flare."―School
Library Journal (starred review)
* "A bittersweet diatribe of their break-up arranged around
objects....all the more powerful because of how they evoke truth
more than any mere relaying of facts."―Booklist (starred review)
* "As objects from the box are revealed in Kalman's vividly
rendered paintings, readers are taken beneath the surface of what
will no doubt be one of the most talked-about romances in teen
literature....A poignant, exhilarating tale of a love affair gone
to the dogs."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
* "Handler shows exceptional skill at getting inside Min's head
and heart...lending real pathos to Min's memorabilia and making
her sorrow all the more palpable."―Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
* "Handler is at his best when he's creating verbal collages of
ordinary, recognizable high-school moments....Like the perfect
breakup song, this turns the searing experience of losing your
heart into a cathartic work of art."―The Bulletin (starred
review)
* "Kalman's spare illustrations of the objects heighten the
overall enjoyment and perfectly complement Handler's accomplished
prose."―The Horn Book (starred review)
"Happiness, passion, betrayal, and despair are detailed in stream
of consciousness....Why We Broke Up is real and compelling."―VOYA
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