Benjamin Alire Saenz

Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

Last Night I Sang to the Monster

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This is, and I am not exaggerating in the slightest, thee most beautiful book I’ve ever read.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Last night I sang to the monster

maider

screaming shaking crying throwing up right now

Katie Kite

This was so good oh god I'm weeping. I fell in love with every character like I always do with BAS writing I just loved every second

Georgia Carr

Wow. I loved this. I think that it encompasses a lot of my favorite parts of some of my favorite books. Zach is very easy to get on with, and I think he's one of the most human characters I've ever read. His roommates are likable too, and his therapist, Adam, is a really well-rounded character for someone who is there solely to make the main character feel better. I loved how you didn't know exactly what had happened until near the end, like another of my favorite books - Heart Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne. This book is so intricate and captivating and I love it. I really, really love it. It had me in tears at the end, like many other reviewers. It's just so damn emotional and special. Benjamin Saenz has created a seriously deep and moving story that I strongly recommend you should read if you're on this page.

Destiny J Tamayo

I finished last night/when today started. It was so beautiful and perfect and everything I wanted from this author.

Mica

Amo cómo escribe Benjamin. 
Sinceramente este libro fue hermoso, al leerlo sentí tantas cosas que es imposible describirlo. 
Creo que, además de todas las reflexiones que tiene y todas esas cosas hermosas y tristes de la vida, lo que más me gustó fue el final.
El libro empezó bastante mal para el protagonista, pero poder ver ese final, que el protagonista tanto se merecía casi me hizo llorar de felicidad, porque después de todo lo que Zach había pasado, por fin le pasaba algo bueno.
Fue un libro muy emocionante, a medida que iba avanzando la lectura muchas veces me tocó ir a secarme los ojos porque había empezado a llorar y no me había dado cuenta.
No sé, yo amo los libros que escribe Benjamin porque me dejan con una sensación de que debo leerlos de nuevo lo más pronto posible, y también me dejan con ganas de leer todo lo que ha escrito éste hombre.

Malu Lightwood

This was such a beautiful and heartbreaking book, I am still in tears

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"Sáenz' poetic narrative will captivate readers from the first sentence to the last paragraph of this beautifully written novel. . . . It is also a celebration of life and a song of hope in celebration of family and friendship, one that will resonate loud and long with teens."—Kirkus Reviews "…There is never a question of either Sáenz’s own extraordinary capacity for caring and compassion or the authenticity of the experiences he records in this heartfelt account of healing and hope."—Booklist "Offering insight into [an adolescent's] addiction, dysfunction and mental illness, particularly in the wake of traumatic events, Sáenz's artful rendition of the healing process will not soon be forgotten."—Publishers Weekly "Sáenz weaves together [18-year-old] Zach's past, present, and changing disposition toward his future with stylistic grace and emotional insight. This is a powerful and edifying look into both a tortured psyche and the methods by which it can be healed."—School Library Journal Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive—well, what's up with that? I have it in my head that when we're born, God writes things down on our hearts. See, on some people's hearts he writes Happy and on some people's hearts he writes Sad and on some people's hearts he writes Crazy on some people's hearts he writes Genius and on some people's hearts he writes Angry and on some people's hearts he writes Winner and on some people's hearts he writes Loser. It's all like a game to him. Him. God. And it's all pretty much random. He takes out his pen and starts writing on our blank hearts. When it came to my turn, he wrote. I don't like God very much. Apparently he doesn't like me very much either. Sad Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a prolific novelist, poet, and author of children's books. Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, his first novel for young adults, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a Young Adult Library Services Association Top Ten Books for Young Adults pick in 2005.