Ready Readers

Hello Beautiful

by Ann Napolitano
William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy,  where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him.  When he meets the  spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up  around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the  family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padovano’s, William experiences a newfound  contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.

Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not despite who they are, but because of it.