The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
A.K.A Night Owls (outside of North America)
Title: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart (North America), a.k.a. Night Owls (outside of North America)
Genre: Young Adult contemporary romance
ISBN: 125006645X
Publisher: Fiewel and Friends (Macmillan)
Published: November 3, 2015
Description:
A mysterious graffiti artist, an anatomy-obsessed artist, and a night bus that will bring the two together.
Beatrix Adams knows exactly how she’s spending the summer before her senior year. Determined to follow in Da Vinci’s footsteps, she’s ready to tackle the one thing that will give her an advantage in a museum-sponsored scholarship contest: drawing actual cadavers. But when she tries to sneak her way into the hospital’s Willed Body program and misses the last metro train home, she meets a boy who turns her summer plans upside down.
Jack is charming, wildly attractive, and possibly one of San Francisco’s most notorious graffiti artists. On midnight buses and city rooftops, Beatrix begins to see who Jack really is—and tries to uncover what he’s hiding that leaves him so wounded. But will these secrets come back to haunt him? Or will the skeletons in her family’s closet tear them apart?
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Awards:
Romance Writers of America’s RITA award for Best Young Adult Romance, 2015
Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award (RT Award) for Best Young Adult Protagonist, 2015
Praise:
“Take a contemporary San Francisco, add an undertone of classic Romeo and Juliet, some grit and viscera, and this story of two remarkable teens is the result…A thought-provoking exploration of art as an expression of love and pain.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Swoonworthy, sex-positive romance.” —Booklist
“An appealingly realistic romance that will curl toes and inspire sighs.” —School Library Journal
“Artsy, cool and everything you want a San Francisco adventure to be. Get ready to be swept away.”—Maximum Pop
“Fans of contemporary YA are sure to be won over with this compelling read.” —Buzzfeed
“Fresh, original, touching, addictive, beautiful, and crammed cover to cover with the white-hot intensity of first love.” —Ann Aguirre, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of the Razorland trilogy
“Artsy, cool and everything you want a San Francisco adventure to be. Get ready to be swept away.”—Maximum Pop
“If we could order up our dream young adult love story, it would look very much like Night Owls.”—iBooks’ Editors (one of iBooks UK Best Books of the Month for August 2015, iBooks US Best Books of the Month November 2015)
Foreign translations
- German translation by Königskinder Verlag, an imprint of Carlsen, on sale April 25, 2015, titled Die Anatomie der Nacht.
- Spanish translation for Argentina/Mexico/South America by V&R Editoras. On sale January 2016. Goodreads link to Spanish edition.
- Portuguese translation by Plataforma 21, a division of V&R Editoras Brazil. On-sale date: August 2016.
- Turkish edition by Marti. On-sale date: 2017.
- Polish edition by Amber. On-sale date: January 2016.
Polish Edition Cover
Brazilian Edition Cover