Loved itThis was the second Meg Waller I read after belar and I loved both of those books
Belzhar (2014)
Others: Positive Jam Gallahue, fifteen, unable to cope with the loss of her boyfriend Reeve, is sent to a therapeutic boarding school in Vermont, where a journal-writing assignment for an exclusive, mysterious English class transports her to the magical realm of Belzhar, where she and Reeve can be together.
- ISBN:
- 9780525423058
- Length:
- 269 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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