TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradley,Kimberly Brubaker
TI  - Fighting words
SN  - 1663631034
AV  - PS3552 .R22765 F54 2020
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Dial Books for Young Readers
KW  - Children of prisoners
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Foster children
KW  - Middle school students
KW  - Sex crimes
KW  - Sisters
KW  - Suicidal behavior
KW  - Foster home care
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Prisoners
KW  - Sexual abuse
KW  - Suicide
KW  - Novels
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Social problem fiction
N1  - Includes author's note with discussion questions, and excerpt from The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley; Accelerated Reader; MG+; 3.6; 7.0
N2  - "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. --
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