Three misfit girls come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school, transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.
We Were Liars meets Speak in this haunting, mesmerizing psychological thriller-a gender-flipped YA Great Gatsby-that will linger long after the final lineOn wealthy Commodore Island, Fern is watching and waiting-for summer, for college, for her childhood best friend to decide he loves her. Then Ivy Avila lands on the island like a falling star. When Ivy shines on her, Fern feels seen. When they're together, Fern has purpose. She glimpses the s...
We Were Liars meets Speak in this haunting, mesmerizing psychological thriller--a gender-flipped YA Great Gatsby--that will linger long after the final lineOn wealthy Commodore Island, Fern is watching and waiting--for summer, for college, for her childhood best friend to decide he loves her. Then Ivy Avila lands on the island like a falling star. When Ivy shines on her, Fern feels seen. When they're together, Fern has purpose. She glimpses th...
Gritty, gutsy, and ferociously strange." —Nova Ren Suma, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us The Astonishing Color of After meets Eleanor & Park in this breathtaking and beautifully surreal story about a friendship between two teens that just might shake the earth around them.Billy Sloat and Lydia Lemon don't have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a mother, a...
Socially Undocumented offers a new vision of immigration justice that focuses on "socially undocumented identity" in the United States. Reed-Sandoval argues that to be socially undocumented is to possess a real social identity that does not always track one's legal status in the United States.
Socially Undocumented offers a new vision of immigration justice that focuses on "socially undocumented identity" in the United States. Reed-Sandoval argues that to be socially undocumented is to possess a real social identity that does not always track one's legal status in the United States.
Truthful and empowering." —Booklist From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an "outstanding anthology" (School Library Connection) of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and bestselling writers—touches on a powerful range ...
Orthodontics, also known as orthodontia, is a specialty in the field of dentistry. It is concerned with the diagnosis of malpositioned teeth and jaws along with their correction and prevention. The abnormal deviation of teeth from the ideal occlusion is known as malocclusion. Orthodontic camouflage and growth modification are two common methods for treating malocclusions with underlying skeletal problems. A combination of orthodontic and ortho...
Billy Sloat and Lydia Lemon don't have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a mother, and a persistent loneliness that has inspired creative coping mechanisms.When the lives of these two loners are thrust together, Lydia's cynicism is met with Billy's sincere optimism, and both begin to question their own outlook on life. On top of that, weird happenings including an impossible tornado...
The Astonishing Color of After meets Eleanor & Park in this breathtaking and beautifully surreal story about a friendship between two teens that just might shake the earth around them or at the very least make them face some painful truths about the nature of what drives us apart…and what brings us together.Billy Sloat and Lydia Lemon don't have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a m...
A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back." —Bustle "Scandal, justice, romance, sex positivity, subversive anti-sexism—just try to put it down." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Cuts straight to the core of rape culture—masterfully fierce, stirring, and deeply empowering." —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and trigge...
Chi sono le Nowhere Girls? Sono tutte le ragazze, ma per cominciare sono in tre: Grace, tenera e impacciata, è nuova in città, dove si è dovuta trasferire a causa dei pregiudizi nei confronti della madre, Rosina, lesbica e punk, sogna di diventare una rockstar, ma è costretta a lavorare nel ristorante messicano di famiglia, ed Erin, un'asperger con due fissazioni, Star Trek e la biologia marina, vorrebbe assomigliare a un androide ed essere in...
From 21 favorite YA authors comes an anthology of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America and the intersection with race, religion, and ethnicity. Contributors include Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, and Tracy Walker.
Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story.