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Barbara Bottner
Set in 1960, this novel in free verse follows a teenage girl and her eleven-year-old gay brother as they live with an abusive mother. Their father is absent, and the girl tries to find comfort and inner strength despite those circumstances. The book is also described as the coming-of-age story of an artist. Its verse narrative brings together family hardship, growing up, and a search for solace.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
AshlordsScott ReintgenWithin an empire ruled by the Ashlords, three elite riders from clashing cultures compete in the Races, a multi-day contest on phoenix horses. The Ashlords were given the horses by their gods and once used them in battle and hunts; the competition later became a sporting spectacle. The riders use alchemy, while the Ashlords’ tyranny and dominance of the races make the stakes high for competitors seeking to be crowned champion.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Inheritance GamesJennifer Lynn BarnesAvery Kylie Grambs, an impoverished teenager, unexpectedly receives a multibillion-dollar inheritance. The legacy brings her into contact with the Hawthorne family, whose members are marked by rivalry, jealousy, and secrets. The inheritance draws Avery into a dangerous game in which survival is at stake. This novel centers on Avery and the Hawthornes as the sudden fortune transforms her circumstances and places her amid a family whose hidden conflicts and secrets shape what follows.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 640LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
If These Wings Could FlyKyrie McCauleySeventeen-year-old Leighton Barnes lives in Auburn, Pennsylvania, where tens of thousands of crows have become a town-wide problem. For Leighton, the birds are different from what they are to everyone else. At home, she tries to protect her sisters and mother from her father's domestic abuse, even as she longs to escape herself. The novel joins a family living under violence with the unsettling presence of crows throughout Leighton's town.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details