| Glimpse Contributor(s): Williams, Carol Lynch (Author) |
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ISBN: 141699730X ISBN-13: 9781416997306 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009041147 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 5.6" W x 7.36" (0.95 lbs) 496 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 138290 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In one moment it is over. In one moment it is gone. The morning grows thin, grey and our lives- how they were- have vanished. Our lives have changed when I walk in on Lizzie my sister holding a shotgun. Twelve year old girl Hope's life is turned upside down when her older sister Lizzie becomes an elective mute and is institutionalized after trying to kill herself. Ever since their dad died Hope and Lizzie have relied on each other from a young age. Their mother is a reluctant and unreliable parent at best, who turns tricks to support the family. Throughout the course of this lyrical and heartbreaking narrative readers and Hope discover that the mother is prostituting Lizzie and it's up to Hope to bring the truth to light to save her sister. With raw and haunting writing reminiscent of Ellen Hopkins and Elizabeth Scott, Carol Lynch Williams is a promising new YA voice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Carol Lynch: - Carol Lynch Williams is a PEN Award-winning author of more than a dozen books and a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program. Carol facilitates the children's writing conferences at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University. She lives in Utah with her family. Visit her at CarolLynchWilliams.com. |