We Are the Ants: Shaun David Hutchinson

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As human beings, we’re born believing that we are the apex of creation, that we are invincible, that no problem exists that we cannot solve. But we inevitably die with all our beliefs broken." How does Nana describe her Alzheimer’s disease? How does Henry feel about her decline? What effect does her disease have on the different members of Henry’s family?

Henry Denton, a troubled teenage boy, has been abducted by aliens. More precisely, he's been abducted by the same group of aliens multiple times over the span of many years.The layers of the prose? The complexities of the narrative? The interweaving of the characters' relationships and histories? Just beautiful. Tan hermoso. Napakaganda. 너무 아름다워요.

First of all, I loved Henry's story. It's a mental health plot confined in this weird sci-fi/contemporary hybrid, and even though it's really open-ended, it somehow works. I like the philosophy of "Is the world worth saving?" from the perspective of a depressed teen, and this book is a great reminder of seeing perspective. Although this concept is neat, it isn't entirely new & revolutionary to me. Regardless, Henry's inner turmoil often brought tears to my eyes.Don't think I sobbed over a book as much I did on this. There is this one moment in the book where the grandma (who is suffering from dementia) burns the Thanksgiving turkey and the the family members are all pissed off. The old woman holding on to her grandson's arm and with tears in her eyes says "I'm sorry, I just wanted to help." I kept the book aside and balled for a good five minutes or so, as I thought of my own grandma, she passed away a couple of years ago and even during her worse days, she always made sure she was helping the people in the family, helping mom with the food and things in general. I didn't even realize halfway through the book, how relatable I found Henry. Your entire sense of self-worth is predicated upon your belief that you matter, that you matter to the universe. But you don't. Because we are the ants.”

You can try to eliminate or discourage ants by digging up the nest or soaking it with warm, soapy water. You may be able to get rid of ants using preventative measures. If not, you should make sure you're using the right pesticide for the ant you want to get rid of and that has the least effect on other plants and animals. We Are the Ants] is a book about more than love and loss; it’s about struggling to find motivation and not taking the people in your life for granted. A beautiful, masterfully told story by someone who is at the top of his craft.” Create a self-portrait that captures a significant moment in your life, your emotional state, or your true essence. You can use paint, like Diego does, or choose another medium, such as drawing, photography, collage, etc. I stayed up until nearly 2:00 a.m. to finish this book and I cannot stop thinking about it. Honestly, I read a good amount of YA fiction, and a lot of it is tremendously well-written and emotionally evocative, but I've not been this blown away by a book since I read Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun, which made my list of the best books I read in 2014.We Are the Ants has been named on multiple "best of" lists, including Time's continuously updated "100 Best YA Books of All Time," [9] as well as School Library Journal's [5] and Shelf Awareness's [10] lists of the best books of the year. WELL... as I suspected in the beginning, this story is actually about something else. The good news is this was a heartfelt, emotional story with well-developed characters and a great ending.

Write your own end-of-the-world scenario, like those that Henry imagined. Can you also think of a solution to your doomsday scenario? If so, write it into the ending of your story. Physicists have theorized that we live in an infinite and infinitely expanding universe, and that everything in it will eventually repeat. There are infinite copies of your mom and your dad and your clothes-stealing little sister. There are infinite copies of you. Despite what you’ve spent your entire life believing, you are not a special snowflake. Somewhere out there, another you is living your life. Chances are, they’re living it better. They’re learning to speak French or screwing their brains out instead of loafing on the couch in their boxers, stuffing their face with bowl after bowl of Fruity Oatholes while wondering why they’re all alone on a Friday night. But that’s not even the worst part. What’s really going to send you running over the side of the nearest bridge is that none of it matters. I’ll die, you’ll die, we’ll all die, and the things we’ve done, the choices we’ve made, will amount to nothing.Also, can we talk about how therapy and proper medical assistance were highlighted as essential for the recovery on mental health issues? It means so much to me as someone who was saved and was taken care of by my psychiatrist and therapist. ( All The... *coughs* Bright... *coughs* can't relate.)