| Shadow Girl Contributor(s): Morrison, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770492909 ISBN-13: 9781770492905 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This novel for ages nine and up is the story of a resilient young girl who struggles as the daughter of an alcoholic father and an absentee mother. Left alone to fend for herself for days at a time, she is observed by a kind and compassionate saleswoman at the mall she retreats to every day after school to avoid going home. The saleswoman gains her trust and takes action into her own hands by reporting the girl's situation to social services. She is placed in foster care, where she dreams of being reunited with her dad, despite the deprivations in her life with him. The relationship between the girl and her foster mother is painful, and the girl's spirit disintegrates. Eventually, the saleswoman adopts the girl into her caring family, whose love and support enable her, finally, to believe in herself. |