| 17: A Novel in Prose Poems Contributor(s): Rosenberg, Liz (Author) |
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ISBN: 081264915X ISBN-13: 9780812649154 Publisher: Cricket Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2002 Annotation: Covering the year that Stephanie turns 18 years old, fall to spring, this novel--loosely based on the Greek myth of Persephone--captures a year of urgencies and emergencies. Beyond the turmoil of being 17, Stephanie confronts her mother's manic depression and her own fear of following her mother into that dark realm. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002006454 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 4.55" W x 7.51" (0.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first day of Stephanies junior year is a step into the underworld. Led into desire, depression, and alienation by the intoxicating yet strangely distant figure of Denny Pistill, Stephanie must cope with a series of fears and crises. Denny and Stephanie are drawn to each other through writing and reading poetry, and author Liz Rosenbergs own poetic sense gives truth to Stephanies ability to make art out of the darkest things. Stephanies passage through an emotional winter, which echoes the myth of Persephone, ultimately brings her into a budding sense of life and hope. Written in short chapters in the style of prose poetry, this is an exquisitely crafted, emotionally honest novel for young adults from a prize-winning author. |