Fighting words / Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
2020
PZ7.B7247 Fi 2020 (Mapit)
Available at Midgrade/YA Collection
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Title
Fighting words / Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
ISBN
9781984815682 (hardcover)
1984815687 (hardcover)
1984815687 (hardcover)
Published
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Copyright
©2020
Language
English
Description
259 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
PZ7.B7247 Fi 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.54
[Fic]
[Fic]
Summary
A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life. Ten-tear-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. Suki is Della's own wolf -- her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has 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 she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a 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. - Publisher.
Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"-- Provided by publisher.
Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Includes author's note with discussion questions.
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2021
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021
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