Fighting words / Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

By:

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1663631034
1984815687
1984815709
9781663631039
9781984815682
9781984815705

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

[Fic] 23
813/.54 23

LOC classification:

PS3552 .R22765 F54 2020
PZ7 .B7247 Fi 2020

Awards:

American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021
Newbery Honor, 2021
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021

Summary: "Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell." Ten-year-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. Loving, loyal, and fierce, Suki is Dell's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she's 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 it's time to speak up. maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. This powerful, pitch-perfect novel explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse by balancing an intense tale with compassion, insight, and levity, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a fierce and moving 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. -- From dust jacket.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
New Book	NMC Library	New Book Shelf	PZ7 .B7247 Fi 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available Soon		33039001527877

Includes author's note with discussion questions, and excerpt from The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell." Ten-year-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. Loving, loyal, and fierce, Suki is Dell's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she's 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 it's time to speak up. maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. This powerful, pitch-perfect novel explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse by balancing an intense tale with compassion, insight, and levity, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a fierce and moving 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. -- From dust jacket.

Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.6 7.0.

American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021

Newbery Honor, 2021

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021

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