| The Torn Skirt Contributor(s): Godfrey, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061567108 ISBN-13: 9780061567100 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Desperate for guidance, for friendship, for some sign that she's not a freak of nature, Sara has a fleeting encounter with the mysterious Justine--the girl in the torn skirt. Already acclaimed in Canada for its raw intimacy and fresh, original voice, this is a daring debut that gives voice to the profound and universal experience of teenage isolation, desire, and despair. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.3" W x 8.01" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69843 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, except about girls." -- Mary Gaitskill, author of Two Girls, Fat and Thin At Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Godfrey, Rebecca: - Rebecca Godfrey is an award-winning novelist and journalist. Her first novel, The Torn Skirt, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Her second book, Under The Bridge, an investigation into the Reena Virk case, was a Globe and MailBook of the Year, and received the B.C. Award for Canadian Nonfictionand The Arthur Ellis Award for Nonfiction. Born in Toronto, and raisedin Victoria, she currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. |