A girl in three parts / Suzanne Daniel.
2020
DANIEL
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Title
A girl in three parts / Suzanne Daniel.
Author
Daniel, Suzanne, author.
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9781984851079 (hardcover)
1984851071
9781984851086 (library binding)
198485108X
1984851071
9781984851086 (library binding)
198485108X
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Copyright
©2019.
Language
English
Description
316 pages ; 22 cm.
Call Number
DANIEL
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
In 1970s Australia, sixth-grader Allegra splits herself between her grandmothers and grieving father until the tragedy that created the rift between them puts her in the hospital.
Australia, 1970s. Some days Allegra Elsom is torn between conflicting loyalties to her grandmothers, Matilde and Joy, and her father, Rick-- none of whom can stand to be in a room together since the decades-old tragedy that hit their family like a wrecking ball. Struggling to make peace in her family and navigate the social gauntlet at school , she also wonders what it means to "do the right thing" when everyone around her defines it differently? As the feminist movement reshapes her Sydney suburb, Allegra discovers the many ways women can support each other, and finds strength within herself to stand up to the people she loves. -- adapted from jacket.
Australia, 1970s. Some days Allegra Elsom is torn between conflicting loyalties to her grandmothers, Matilde and Joy, and her father, Rick-- none of whom can stand to be in a room together since the decades-old tragedy that hit their family like a wrecking ball. Struggling to make peace in her family and navigate the social gauntlet at school , she also wonders what it means to "do the right thing" when everyone around her defines it differently? As the feminist movement reshapes her Sydney suburb, Allegra discovers the many ways women can support each other, and finds strength within herself to stand up to the people she loves. -- adapted from jacket.
Audience
Ages 12 up. Alfred A. Knopf.
Grades 7-9. Alfred A. Knopf.
Grades 7-9. Alfred A. Knopf.
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