Read Between the Lines Contributor(s): Knowles, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763663875 ISBN-13: 9780763663872 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Depression - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2014944796 |
Lexile Measure: 600 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.05 lbs) 336 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 177006 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Does anyone ever see us for who we really are? Jo Knowles's revelatory novel of interlocking stories peers behind the scrim as it follows nine teens and one teacher through a seemingly ordinary day. Thanks to a bully in gym class, unpopular Nate suffers a broken finger--the middle one, splinted to flip off the world. It won't be the last time a middle finger is raised on this day. Dreamer Claire envisions herself sitting in an artsy caf , filling a journal, but fate has other plans. One cheerleader dates a closeted basketball star; another questions just how, as a "big girl," she fits in. A group of boys scam drivers for beer money without remorse--or so it seems. Over the course of a single day, these voices and others speak loud and clear about the complex dance that is life in a small town. They resonate in a gritty and unflinching portrayal of a day like any other, with ordinary traumas, heartbreak, and revenge. But on any given day, the line where presentation and perception meet is a tenuous one, so hard to discern. Unless, of course, one looks a little closer--and reads between the lines. |