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Kristine Scarrow Throwaway Girl (Paperback)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Throwaway Girl
- Publication Name
- Throwaway Girl
- Title
- Throwaway Girl
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1459714075
- EAN
- 9781459714076
- ISBN
- 9781459714076
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Genre
- Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Girls & Women
- Release Year
- 2014
- Release Date
- 25/12/2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- CA
- Item Height
- 203mm
- Item Length
- 127mm
- Item Width
- 12mm
- Item Weight
- 120g
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
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When your teen years are so messed up, how do you grow up happy? Andy Burton knows a thing or two about survival. Since she was removed from her mother's home and placed in foster care when she was nine, she's had to deal with abuse, hunger, and homelessness. But now that she's eighteen, she's about to leave Haywood House, the group home for girls where she's lived for the past four years, and the closest thing to a real home she's ever known.Will Andy be able to carve out a better life for herself and find the happiness she is searching for?
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Publisher
Dundurn Press
ISBN-10
1459714075
ISBN-13
9781459714076
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175721325
Product Key Features
Book Title
Throwaway Girl
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Girls & Women
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
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An audience of grade 6 to 8 girls will find the language accessible and the fast paced plot entertaining., It'e(tm)s a story not told often enough: the forgotten child, left to the resource-poor system, but the heart of the book does not bleed. Andy is sentient, not a victim, but more an observer, and her narrative unravels gently, awaiting its readers., This is a darkly realistic, sometimes difficult book to read as Andy faces one challenge after another. It takes all of her courage and resolve to face the future with confidence. Well-written'e¦, Scarrow toggles each chapter of the story between the past 'e" Bernice 'e" and the present Andy. This works very well to create suspense in the plot. Both as Bernice and Andy our heroine struggles to make sense of the world, take care of herself and make herself worthy of love., It's a story not told often enough: the forgotten child, left to the resource-poor system, but the heart of the book does not bleed. Andy is sentient, not a victim, but more an observer, and her narrative unravels gently, awaiting its readers., "In this gritty YA novel, author Kristine Scarrow explores the hard life of a "throwaway girl." Sweet and vulnerable Andy doesn't matter to anyone -- yet she shines with hope and resilience. As you travel with her through terrifying experiences and unbearable loss, you'll grow to love her in the way she's always longed to be loved. Scarrow takes on tough themes with her lucid prose, opening the reader's heart to Andy and the dark world she inhabits.", Throwaway Girl is a rich, eye-opening novel that has the potential to create empathy in young readers. It introduces touch themes that reflect a harsh reality, but it always rings true, and Scarrow has created a believable character in Andy., This is a darkly realistic, sometimes difficult book to read as Andy faces one challenge after another. It takes all of her courage and resolve to face the future with confidence. Well-written..., "In this gritty YA novel, author Kristine Scarrow explores the hard life of a "throwaway girl." Sweet and vulnerable Andy doesn't matter to anyone - yet she shines with hope and resilience. As you travel with her through terrifying experiences and unbearable loss, you'll grow to love her in the way she's always longed to be loved. Scarrow takes on tough themes with her lucid prose, opening the reader's heart to Andy and the dark world she inhabits."
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Pages
184 Pages
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