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Serpent King
Serpent King | Jeff Zentner
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"Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." The New York Public Library Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished"The Perks of Being a Wallflower." BookRiot.com A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it. Mashable.com Named one of the Most Anticipated YA Books of 2016by"Paste Magazine"and Popcrush.com Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father s extreme faith and very public fall from grace. The only antidote to all this venom is his friendship with fellow outcasts Travis and Lydia. But as they are starting their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. Dill s only escapes are his music and his secret feelings for Lydia neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending one that will rock his life to the core. Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one s true self in the wreckage of the past. A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking. PasteMagazine.com"
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Eggs
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#SnakeDay #JulyJam @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Loved this book 💙🐍💚

Readergrrl Me too!! I have Zentner s next book, In theWild Light, on my night stand to read next. Great author! 2y
Eggs @Readergrrl The new one is great as well!! 2y
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Twainy
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🎧 This book presents Bible banging Bible belters in the most negative of ways < TW

I was halfway through the book when I realized, ACK THIS IS YA!

I‘m glad I soldiered on. This is a year in the life of 3 seniors in high school who are your typical outcasts for different reasons. The character development was great! The 3 MC‘s are all likable & you‘ll love to hate some other characters.

It hit me in the feels. Listen to it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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Eggs
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5 🌟
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TheBookgeekFrau Yes, I read that cover as The Serpent by Stephen King and had a bit of a panic that a new book came out of no where! 😂🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😂 5y
BooknerdsLife I‘ve heard only good things about this book but was scared off by all the hypes back then when it first came out! Now I must add it to my stack 🤗📚💖 5y
BooknerdsLife Thanks for reminding me about this book 🙏🏼 🤗 5y
Eggs My pleasure! I loved the characters (edited) 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
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This is the first time in years that I haven‘t been able to attend the Festival of Faith and Writing in Michigan. I‘m not gonna lie, I cried a little.

My husband, who presented and manned the exhibition table for his quarterly book review, took on my dork mantle and got a bunch of books signed (which I‘d pre-purchased when I thought I would be attending.) PLUS, he bought me surprises!!
#book2
#ffw18 #awesomehusband #makingthebestofit

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VanChocStrawberry
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Is this a weird rec connection or what?

Tadams4 Definitely weird! 7y
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VanChocStrawberry
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Wonderful story telling. I‘m glad I bought his second book, because this is a very promising debut.

I switched back and forth between audio and paper. The audio performers were good (especially Michael Crouch.)

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Bibliogeekery
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Could you make it out? 😆

DGRachel Nope. 😂 7y
ReadingSusan Oh I could do a lot of damage in 59 minutes 🤣 7y
umbrellagirl Who‘d want to?! 7y
Peddler410 I‘d fail! 7y
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Mackypup
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Dill is the son of a Tennessean, snake-handling preacher who is incarcerated for possessing child pornography. High school is not exactly fun for Dill, but his music and two best friends, misfits Lydia and Travis, help him survive and maybe see a life after High School. Great story with a twist that threw me! So far my favorite for #RITeenBookNominees

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ericalynnb
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Mehso-so

This book certainly had its moments and it touched me enough to wring quite a few tears out of me. Still, the characters all felt like familiar archetypes and the ending was too pat and unrealistic for my tastes.

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ericalynnb
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This is a great game and we should play it at book club!

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Zbayardo
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I want to hug this book in hopes of maybe, possibly hugging the main characters in this story. I loved these characters fiercely and didn't want their story to end and need to know that everything is going to be ok with them.
This is definitely one of my favorite YA reads this year. My #3 YA read for 2016!

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alibrarianslibrary
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This audiobook has already made me cry three times. And I'm only 75% for it. My heart is continuously breaking.

intothehallofbooks I think this is my favorite book of all I've read this year. I loved it SO MUCH. 8y
Bette So good. 😊❤️ 8y
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Merethebookgal
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Here are a few of my TBR Tuesday books. I'm reading primarily Ebooks nowadays b/c my kindle is easier to deal with on my commute...and I can't help myself when I see stuff I've been meaning to read on sale for $1.99 or $2.99! Any Litsy friends read these yet?

Owlizabeth I just picked up Red Rising at a book swap based on @RiotMom suggestion. I think it's going on my @24in48 stack! 8y
LisaMakeWords Someone just recently suggested Red Rising to me and I thought it sounded great. I love American Gods so I hope you like that one. 8y
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ImaginativeMom AMERICAN GODS. Oops, didn't mean to shout, just one of my all time favorite books. 🤓 8y
24in48 Love love the whole Red Rising trilogy! 8y
bookwrm526 Of those I've only read American Gods, but I loved it!! 8y
Sue American Gods ❤️ 8y
Sharanya The Serpent King is sweet and well written ❤️ 8y
Sara_Planz Serpent King is excellent. My entire YA for adults book club loved it 8y
JPeterson Loved loved American Gods and Red Rising! ❤️ The Girl from Everywhere was a cute read, I just had wanted more from it. 8y
acc5446 American Gods 😍😍😍 8y
BekahB I just started Serpent King this week. I'm really enjoying it! 8y
RiotMom I really enjoyed Red Rising! Not a normal pick for me and it surprised me! 8y
Redwritinghood Definitely The Serpent King. 8y
Merethebookgal Awesome, it sounds like I've got some great books to read soon! 🤓📚 8y
denise oh yay! I loved The Serpent King. And a friend recommended Red Rising to me just this week! 8y
Sarrie I'm going to agree with the crowd, Serpent King! It's so wonderful! 8y
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SarahKay
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Beautiful words from the Serpent King.

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