Beth Kephart Books: I Cannot

This Is the Story of You

"This beautifully written book works on many levels and is rich in its characterization, emotion, language, and hint of mystery." SLJ Starred Review. “A masterful exploration of nature's power to shake human foundations, literal and figurative.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review. "Kephart (One Stolen Thing) establishes relatable characters and a poetic style that artfully blend the island days before and after the storm.” — Publishers Weekly. A Junior Library Guild and Scholstic Book Club selection. Chronicle Books. Click on the image to learn more.

One Thing Stolen

2016 TAYSHAS Reading List, Parents' Choice Gold Medal Selection. Shelf Awareness Starred Review. Booklist Starred Review: "An enigmatic, atmospheric, and beautifully written tale." "Kephart at her poetic and powerful best. ONE THING STOLEN is a masterwork—a nest of beauty and loss, a flood of passion so sweet one can taste it. This is no ordinary book. It fits into no box. It is its own box—its own language." — A.S. King. Amazon Editor's April Pick. Top 14 Teen April Novel, by Bustle. Find out more about this Florence novel, due out from Chronicle Books in April 2015, by clicking on the image.

Going Over

GOING OVER is a 2014 Booklist Editors' Choice, the Gold Medal Winner/Historical Fiction/Parents' Choice Awards, an ABA Best Books for Children & Teens, 2015 TAYSHAS Reading List, YALSA BFYA selection, a Junior Library Guild selection,voted as a 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime, a Booklist Top Ten Historical Novel for Youth, a School Library Journal Pick of the Day, an Amazon Big Spring Book, an iBooks Spring's Biggest Book, and has received starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness.. Click on the image for more information.

Upcoming Appearances

April 20/ 7 PM

Keynote Address

1st Annual Writing Conference: Brave New Words

Pendle Hill

Wallingford, PA

May 6 - May 11

Currents 2018

Five-Day Juncture Memoir Workshop

Frenchtown, PA

June 3/2:45 PM

The Big YA Workshop

2018 Rutgers-New Brunswick Writers' Conference

300 Atrium Drive

Somerset, NJ

June 5/7:00 PM

Launch of WILD BLUES

Main Point Books

Wayne, PA

June 10/9:30 AM

The Personal Essay Workshop

Philadelphia Writers Conference 2018

Sheraton Hotel

Philadelphia, PA

September 28/9:30 AM

One-day Juncture Memoir Workshop

Chanticleer Garden

Wayne, PA

I Cannot

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Tree, tree, house, tree, tree, on the opposite side of a wall. The big growing things, and the solid, built thing, and none of it safe, nor certain.

There will be weather.

There will be cancer.

There will be news.

Sometimes all we have is our naked empathy. We want more for our friends than we can give them.

I want to say I'm sorry. I want to change the news.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Sometimes things suck--I'm sorry, Beth.; August 15, 2010 at 5:26 PM
septembermom said...: I'm sorry Beth...; August 15, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Odessa said...: i'm sorry. *hugs*; August 15, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Sherrie Petersen said...: Ugh. So sorry...; August 15, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Sheila (Bookjourney) said...: SO sorry Beth; August 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Melissa Sarno said...: I'm sorry to hear this :-(; August 16, 2010 at 6:50 AM
Sherry said...: You've articulated some of the thoughts bumping around in my mind, too. Thank you. And hugs.; August 16, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Julia said...: I want to reach out there and give you a hug. I'm so sorry.; August 18, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Holly said...: oh, I could cry. it's heartbreaking and it's so true.; August 18, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Kelly H-Y said...: So very true ... I'm sorry, for you and for your friend. I do know what you mean.; August 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM
holly cupala said...: Oh dear, I'm so sorry, Beth.; August 20, 2010 at 1:52 PM

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

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