August 3, 2011

North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

"Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee is even better."

Terra Cooper doesn't have much adventure in her life. Nor does she have a very good coffee selection. That's because Terra lives in a small, middle-of-nowhere town in Washington. But that doesn't mean her life isn't exciting! Everyone knows Terra. The girl with the flawed face. The girl with so much potential. The girl with a controlling father.

After her mother sneaks her off to Seattle for another hopeless operation on her face, they find something more than just a big bill that does absolutely nothing to help her self-confidence issues. They find Jacob.

Jacob helps Terra discover who she really is, and who she was always meant to be.
But this is more than that. We, as readers, discover ourselves also. For we are all, just a little north of beautiful.

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