Laura Langston (Libri)

Laura Langston Libri

Fin da giovane, Laura Langston coltivò il desiderio di diventare una scrittrice, una passione che alla fine la portò dal giornalismo alla creazione di storie fantasiose. Si diletta nel creare mondi immaginari sia per giovani lettori che per adulti, combinando inventiva e un acuto senso della narrazione. Il lavoro di Langston è caratterizzato dal suo giocoso approccio alla narrazione, trasformando il banale in magico. La sua voce unica offre ai lettori una via di fuga in mondi dove regna la fantasia.

The Art of Getting Stared At

352pagine
13 ore di lettura

A coming-of-age story that exposes the struggle we all face to accept ourselves for who we are. After a school video she produced goes viral, sixteen-year-old Sloane is given a chance for a film school scholarship. She has less than two weeks to produce a second video, and she's determined to do it. Unfortunately, she must work with Isaac Alexander, an irresponsible charmer with whom she shares an uneasy history. On the heels of this opportunity comes a horrifying discovery: a bald spot on her head. No bigger than a quarter, the patch shouldn't be there. Neither should the bald spots that follow. Horror gives way to devastation when Sloane is diagnosed with alopecia areata. The autoimmune disease has no cause, no cure, and no definitive outcome. The spots might grow over tomorrow or Sloane might become completely bald. No one knows. Determined to produce her video, hide her condition, and resist Isaac's every charm, Sloane finds herself turning into the kind of person she has always mocked: someone obsessed with their looks. And just when she thinks things can't get any worse, Sloane is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life.