More Happy Than Not

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Tusing, Sabrina; Miller, Barratt (2020-07-13). "Baby, I Was Born This Way! How Local Teens Helped a Library Deliver an LGBTQ Collection". OLA Quarterly. 25 (4): 35–40. doi: 10.5399/osu/1093-7374.25.04.09. ISSN 1093-7374. S2CID 225526437. ALSO, I LOVED the plot twist! I wasn't expecting it and it blew my mind, had me reading until 4 AM and I had to work the next day! We can also use “happy” as a predicate adjective after the noun it describes, connecting it with a linking verb, as in “I am happy.” “Happier” Is a Comparative Adjective Vividly written and intricately plotted: a well-executed twist will cause readers to reassess what they thought knew about Aaron’s life . . . Beyond gritty . . . Silvera pulls no punches.” A dark and deeply affecting book, More Happy than Not asks young readers to reflect courageously on the value of memory and self."

A fresh spin on what begins as a fairly standard, if well executed, story of a teen experiencing firsts—first love, first sex, first loss—and struggling with his identity and sexuality . . . Prejudice is illustrated with gut-wrenching brutality and its effects are scarring, but Silvera tempers it with the genuine love and acceptance Aaron receives from a few important friends and family members . . . Ingenious." to switch pronouns ONE MORE TIME, that turn happened while i was crossing the street, reading this, and i fullstopped directly in the middle of queens boulevard and said "ohhhhhhhhhhhh DAMN!" Aaron is one of the most interesting, authentic teen narrators I’ve met, and his story is told with incredible courage and unflinching honesty. Silvera managed to leave me smiling after totally breaking my heart. Unforgettable.” Remember when we had trouble beating the last few levels of Zelda? We pooled our allowances and bought the walk-through guide to help us out.' He softly adds, 'You should've asked for help before cheating.” Lam, Anna (2016-01-15). "YALSA names 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults". News and Press Center . Retrieved 2022-01-01.

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Smith, Eric (2015-12-10). "The 30 Best Young Adult Books of 2015". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 2022-01-01. For “happy,” a two-syllable adjective, to become a superlative, you will do one of two things: you will either add -est to the end or “most” before the word “happy.”

More Happy Than Not didn't turn out to be what I expected, and let me tell you, it was so much better than I thought it would be. Messed-up when you think about it, this containing one of my biggest pet peeve make it plural : several of my biggest pet peeves - nah, I won't tell which ones, I can be annoying like that. But let's start at the beginning, shall we?More happy” does not follow the spelling rules for a two-syllable word ending with “y,” where you will normally use -er instead of adding the word “more” in front of the word. A story] of love and expectation and self-discovery, and of declaring yourself to a world that will never give you a soft landing." This is definitely at the top of my YA list. There’s a realness to its main character, Aaron Soto, and his struggle to be who he really is. It confronts race and sexuality in a way I haven’t seen in the genre before.” While you can use “more” in front of “happily,” it sounds somewhat awkward, and there are very few instances you will use “more happily.” A lot of teen literature where characters are coming out often features violence against the teen for being gay. Did you find the violence in this book to be realistic because of the book's setting or unnecessary?

Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx. Two boys are severely beaten by strangers who suspect they're gay. Once more a character is beaten up -- by friends! -- when they believe he's acting gay. A character recalls the bloody scene of how his father committed suicide. The protagonist's friend was shot in a case of mistaken identity. A character undergoes a dangerous procedure to suppress painful memories. Common Sense is the nation's leading nwhatever it is, maybe it withers your joy, a third of the way down this theoretical bannister, when it occurs to you that you are at terminal velocity and to put a foot down to stop just this second would mean busting your ass all the way down a flight of stairs and maybe dying un-lithely and un-athletically and holy balls you knew you should have worn literally anything other than your star wars boxers today bcuz hello, autopsies. Furthermore, it is possible to be the “happiest” you’ve ever been and to be the “most happy” you’ve ever been. Just as with “more happy” vs. “happier,” the most common form of the superlative is the shorter form “happiest.” Many readers will identify with Aaron, whether or not they are dealing with issues of orientation . . . Silvera draws wonderfully complex characters and deftly portrays the relationships among them. The true beauty of this book is the way Silvera subtly reveals the plot—readers find Aaron coming out to them in a gradual way.”

There are books that make you feel like a voyeur, as the characters seem so real that you get the impression to spy on them, somehow. More Happy Than Not definitely belongs to that category, and hooked me from the very first sentence. Second, adjectives with two syllables will add either “more” to the beginning or -er as the suffix to make a comparative adjective. Similarly, you will add “most” to the beginning or -est as a suffix to make a superlative. Vividly written and intricately plotted: a well-executed twist will cause readers to reassess what they thought knew about Aaron's life . . . Beyond gritty . . . Silvera pulls no punches." We have 13 read-alikes for More Happy Than Not, but non-members are limited to two results. To see the complete list of this book's read-alikes, you need to be a member.An] important addition to speculative fiction for young adults . . . Silvera's tale combines the best features of science fiction with social justice in this engaging read, as Aaron finds a place where he belongs." Offers a sci-fi take on ‘conversion therapy,’ and faces the worst of anti-gay bigotry and violence head on.”