All of her characters hold secrets finding them out will be as rewarding as Terra’s discoveries of caches. Taking readers to America’s Northwest, then to China and back again, the author confidently addresses very large, slippery questions about the meaning of art, travel, love and of course beauty. The trip, far-reaching on many different levels, gives Terra a chance to rethink the past and re-map her goals. A moving and satisfying story (School Library Journal) with over 13100 five-star. Besides introducing her to new pursuits like geocaching, a treasure-hunting game using GPS, Jacob ends up traveling with her when they have an opportunity to visit China together with their mothers. Justina Chen North of Beautiful Paperback Januby Justina Chen Headley (Author) 180 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.99 56 Used from 1.79 9 New from 7.97 4 Collectible from 12. Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob. North of Beautiful audiobook by Justina Chen, narrated by Nancy Wu. A car accident brings her together with Jacob, an Asian-born adoptee with unconventional ideas.

Two things block Terra’s happiness: a port-wine stain on her face and her verbally abusive father, a failed cartographer who views her as ugly and belittles the collages she creates. ) finely crafted novel traces a teen’s uncharted quest to find beauty. Inspired by the poem Phenomenal Woman, Headley wrote this novel to pay homage to Maya Angelou.

Laced with metaphors about maps and treasure, Headley’s ( Girl Overboard North of Beautiful (2009) by young adult, Taiwanese-American novelist Justina Chen Headley follows an emotionally-abused teenager with a large birthmark as she finds the meaning of inner beauty.

North of beautiful by justina chen