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The Freak Observer

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The Freak Observer is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young woman—Loa Lindgren.

For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spun neatly and regularly as the whole family orbited around Asta.

But now Asta's dead, and 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy has collapsed. As Loa spins off on her own, her mind ambushes her with vivid nightmares and sadistic flashbacks - a textbook case of PTSD. But there are no textbook fixes for Loa's short-circuiting brain. She must find her own way to pry her world from the clutches of death.

The Freak Observer is a startling debut about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos.


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Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 20, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781467731799
  • Release date: August 20, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781467731799
  • File size: 1717 KB
  • Release date: August 20, 2010

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Kindle Book
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Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5
Lexile® Measure:720
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:3

The Freak Observer is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young woman—Loa Lindgren.

For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spun neatly and regularly as the whole family orbited around Asta.

But now Asta's dead, and 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy has collapsed. As Loa spins off on her own, her mind ambushes her with vivid nightmares and sadistic flashbacks - a textbook case of PTSD. But there are no textbook fixes for Loa's short-circuiting brain. She must find her own way to pry her world from the clutches of death.

The Freak Observer is a startling debut about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos.


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