| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 258 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience |
Ages 14-18. Henry Holt and Company. |
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Grades 10-12. Henry Holt and Company. |
| Summary |
After committing suicide just before high school graduation, Ellie Walker haunts her home and school, reflecting on her life of domestic violence, friendship with August, and dreams of a writing career. Includes list of resources for people in crisis. |
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The day after Ellie dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience. She sways between past and present, retracing the events that unfolded prior to her death. There's her mother, a songbird who wanted to break free from her oppressive cage. August, the boy who brought color into a gray world. Her brooding father, with his sad puppy eyes and clenched fists. But there are gaps in her memory, fractured pieces Ellie is desperate to re-assemble. -- adapted from jacket |
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Suicide -- Fiction.
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Family violence -- Fiction.
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Best friends -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Depression, Mental -- Fiction.
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Suicide -- Fiction.
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Family violence -- Fiction.
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Best friends -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Depression, Mental -- Fiction.
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Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Fiction.
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High school students -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression & Mental Illness.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781250238795 (hardback) |
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125023879X (hardback) |
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