LAST NIGHT I SANG TO THE MONSTER read by the author Benjamin Alire Saenz

Benjamin Alire Saenz reads the first few pages from his new YA novel LAST NIGHT I SANG TO THE MONSTER. Zach is the narrator. He is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. Hes also an alcoholic, and hes is in rehab instead of high school, but he doesnt remember how he got there. Hes not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive—well, whats up with that? Listen to what he says:

"I have it in my head that when were born, God writes things down on our hearts. See, on some peoples hearts he writes Happy and on some peoples hearts he writes Sad and on some peoples hearts he writes Crazy on some peoples hearts he writes Genius and on some peoples hearts he writes Angry and on some peoples hearts he writes Winner and on some peoples hearts he writes Loser. Its all like a game to him. Him. God. And its all pretty much random. He takes out his pen and starts writing on our blank hearts. When it came to my turn, he wrote Sad. I dont like God very much. Apparently he doesnt like me very much either."

Available from Cinco Puntos Press at http://www.cincopuntos.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Young Adult Fiction
• Alcoholism
• Therapy

[victoriasjo21]

Very touching book. I almost stopped reading it because i had to also go threw therapy, and it reminded me of what i had whent threw Thearapy is tough. I wish i had Rafael in my groop so i could have someone to talk to or cry on their sholder. A Very Beautiful Book Very well written for young readers! I give this book a 5 gold star! i hope it becomes a movie soon.

<3 Victoria

[kiCkLt7]

I finished this book about 3 weeks ago. One of the best i've read