Description |
259, 12 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm |
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Children lcdgt |
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Preteens lcdgt |
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Fourth grade students lcdgt |
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Fifth grade students lcdgt |
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Sixth grade students lcdgt |
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Seventh grade students lcdgt |
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Eighth grade students lcdgt |
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Middle school students lcdgt |
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School children lcdgt |
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Tennesseans lcdgt |
Note |
Includes author's note with discussion questions. |
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Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Grade 7-8 Middle School, 2024. |
Summary |
"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell." Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Loving, loyal, and fierce, Suki is Dell's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she's always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe it's time to speak up. maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. This powerful, pitch-perfect novel explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse by balancing an intense tale with compassion, insight, and levity, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a fierce and moving story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. -- From dust jacket. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.6 7.0. |
Awards |
Newbery Honor, 2021 |
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School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021 |
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Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021 |
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American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2021 |
Subject |
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction.
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Suicidal behavior -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children of prisoners -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sex crimes -- Juvenile fiction.
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Foster children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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Foster home care -- Fiction.
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Sexual abuse -- Fiction.
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Suicide -- Fiction.
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Prisoners -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings.
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Children of prisoners. (OCoLC)fst00855496
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Foster children. (OCoLC)fst00933178
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Middle school students. (OCoLC)fst01020531
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Sex crimes. (OCoLC)fst01114275
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Sisters. (OCoLC)fst01119758
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Suicidal behavior. (OCoLC)fst01137568
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Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction.
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Suicide -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children of prisoners -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sex crimes -- Juvenile fiction.
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Foster children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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Middle school students -- Fiction.
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Suicide -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
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Children of prisoners -- Fiction.
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Sex crimes -- Fiction.
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Foster children -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Social problem fiction. (OCoLC)fst01982507
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Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
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Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Social problem fiction.
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Novels.
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ISBN |
9781984815682 (hardcover) |
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1984815687 (hardcover) |
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1984815709 (paperback) |
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9781984815705 (paperback) |
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9781663631039 (Turtleback) |
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1663631034 (Turtleback) |