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The HalfLife of Planets eBook Emily Franklin Brendan Halpin

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“A smart and unusual romance just about right for fans of John Green.” —Booklist

Liana’s decided to boycott kissing this summer, hoping to lose her reputation and focus on planetary science. Hank has near-encyclopedic knowledge of music and Asperger’s syndrome. When they meet by chance in a hospital restroom, neither one realizes that their friendship will change everything.
 
If Liana’s experiment goes as planned, she’ll learn to open up, using her mouth for talking instead of kissing. But Hank’s never been kissed and thinks Liana might be the one to show him . . . if he can stop spewing music trivia long enough to let her.

The HalfLife of Planets eBook Emily Franklin Brendan Halpin

I have to admit that I got this book because my teenage son has Asperger Syndrome, and I wanted to see how it was portrayed. I also was hoping I could get him to read it too. It was pretty much on, with both goals. The character development for "the girl" is a little slow at first, but this is a very good young adult book with depth. It gives a good picture of the teen boy with AS (on the autism spectrum) and where his struggles lie. It also deals with a girl who feels labeled and disrespected because of jealous comments from her age peers. It short, it deals with what my teen daughter laughingly (thanks to a ridiculous English teacher) calls "the essential loss of innocence", and "coming to a crossroads in coming of age".

It is the first book I have read by this author, but I am positively impressed. It gives insight to teens with social anxieties and developmental "uneven-ness"; he is severely preoccupied with music before about 1990, and she is a science geek who is also pretty and sociable. Beyond speaking to young adults and teens (probably age 12 and up), this book also speaks to all of us who have already been through much of adolescence. It is well worth the current price of $11 on Amazon, and includes free shipping when I posted this review!

Product details File Size 2502 KB Print Length 256 pages Publisher Open Road Media Teen & Tween (April 7, 2015) Publication Date April 7, 2015 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B00TRP51IA

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The HalfLife of Planets eBook Emily Franklin Brendan Halpin Reviews

I admired and enjoyed this book, despite some early misgivings. It embraces a few fairly common current tendencies in YA fiction, and by making them explicit makes them fresh again.

Really, how many YA books have you read in which - 1) the teen boy is extremely and exquisitely awkward and self-conscious, but in an endearing and charming way; 2) the teen girl is a mild wild child yearning to settle down; and 3) obscure and popular musical references are used to prop up or frame the story and action. Well, what the authors do here is pull those rabbits out of the hat and make them signature aspects of their story.

So, our hero Hank isn't just conveniently awkward, he is clearly on the Asperger's spectrum. We don't hint or suggest; his Asperger's behavior is the central, although certainly not the sole, aspect of his character. Our heroine, Liana, has been directly, if anonymously, accused of being a "slut". This is what she's dealing with when we first meet her. Hank filters everything through his connection to popular, if sometimes obscure, music. But, get this, after a while Liana gets pretty tired of this coping mechanism.

By putting all of this up front the authors leave room for the characters to move on. Asperger's, sluttiness and the music angle having been dealt with, we can focus on these two souls as they cautiously circle each other. Alternating chapters give us each character's version of each step in their relationship, which casts a double light on each event. This adds great richness to the story because both characters can be unreliable and we have to piece together the most likely version of each scene. Because each character is written by a different author we also get a slight but noticeable difference in the two character's narrative approaches, which heightens the effect.

None of this would work, or be interesting, if the two teens weren't smart, observant, and fundamentally honest. Since they are, and since they both also have wry and deadpan senses of humor, the reader is happy to follow them as we all find out where this might be going. Of course, you have to be in the mood to swallow all of this. Liana's sluttiness is limited to doing a lot of kissing, which is sort of an odd kind of sluttiness when you think about it. Hank's Asperger's comes across as more of a charming idiosyncrasy than a serious issue. The music angle offers a convenient way to tie scenes together and skip over bumpy parts of the plot. But these are quibbles. This is YA for the younger YA crowd and it's meant to be mostly fun.

This is not an issue or message book. It is a generous and good-humored book at heart, which is why the reader, (or at least this reader), is willing to forgive its excesses or occasional tin ear. These are good kids, with some common and some uncommon teen issues, trying to make the best of it and to connect with each other. That might be a modest goal, but it's an honorable one and I was happy to root for these guys.

(Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
Disclaimer I am the mother of a teenager with autism. And not the high-functioning kind-and I found this book to be near-perfection.

I really wanted to find a book that could capture the inner-voice of a teen on the spectrum, as well as present him in a non-stereotypical manner. THE HALF-LIFE OF PLANETS succeeds on both fronts. In many ways, the book is about two teens, Lianna and Hank, who meet, and really like each other. Their growing closeness throughout the book is sweet, and Lianna’s reaction when she discovers Hank has Asperger’s is touching and realistic.

I adore the fact that both characters have intense interests outside of finding a boyfriend/girlfriend (Hank and his music, Lianna and her astronomy) and that they complement one another in character and demeanor. Another “thumbs up” comes from the depiction of family in the book. I am sometimes Hank’s mom, fussy and exasperated, and in the next breath loving and coddling my son with autism. Lianna’s relationship with her family is strained, but believably so and not over the top.
I do love books with dual points of view, and what made this one work well is that two authors wrote the book, each writing from either Hank or Lianna’s POV. The authors also did an excellent job of describing the other character and events from their character’s POV. Each character had a solid, discernible voice, and their observations about the other character blended in seamlessly.

If you have someone with special needs in your life—or even if you don’t and just want to read a story about people with a different perspective—read this book.
I have to admit that I got this book because my teenage son has Asperger Syndrome, and I wanted to see how it was portrayed. I also was hoping I could get him to read it too. It was pretty much on, with both goals. The character development for "the girl" is a little slow at first, but this is a very good young adult book with depth. It gives a good picture of the teen boy with AS (on the autism spectrum) and where his struggles lie. It also deals with a girl who feels labeled and disrespected because of jealous comments from her age peers. It short, it deals with what my teen daughter laughingly (thanks to a ridiculous English teacher) calls "the essential loss of innocence", and "coming to a crossroads in coming of age".

It is the first book I have read by this author, but I am positively impressed. It gives insight to teens with social anxieties and developmental "uneven-ness"; he is severely preoccupied with music before about 1990, and she is a science geek who is also pretty and sociable. Beyond speaking to young adults and teens (probably age 12 and up), this book also speaks to all of us who have already been through much of adolescence. It is well worth the current price of $11 on , and includes free shipping when I posted this review!