| Home Home Contributor(s): Allen-Agostini, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1984893610 ISBN-13: 9781984893611 Publisher: Ember OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8" (0.15 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fans of Monday's Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and her unlikely journey to recovery after she is removed from anything and everyone she knows to be home. Moving from Trinidad to Canada wasn't her idea. But after being hospitalized for depression, her mother sees it as the only option. Now, living with an estranged aunt she barely remembers and dealing with her troubles in a foreign country, she feels more lost than ever. Everything in Canada is cold and confusing. No one says hello, no one walks anywhere, and bus trips are never-ending and loud. She just wants to be home home, in Trinidad, where her only friend is going to school and Sunday church service like she used to do. But this new home also brings unexpected surprises: the chance at a family that loves unconditionally, the possibility of new friends, and the promise of a hopeful future. Though she doesn't see it yet, Canada is a place where she can feel at home--if she can only find the courage to be honest with herself. A hopeful story about finding one's place.-Kirkus Reviews, Starred review |