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Fighting words
Title:
Fighting words
Summary:
Ten-tear-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. Suki is Della’s own wolf–her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has 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 she’s been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it’s time to be loud. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a 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.-- Publisher.
General Note:
Includes author's note with discussion questions.
Physical Description:
259 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher:
Dial Books for Young Readers,
Publication Date:
2020
ISBN:
9781984815682
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020]

©2020
Award Note:
Newbery Honor Book, 2021.
Call Number:
M BRADLEY
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