Description
A powerfully moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Evie Thomas is not who she used to be. Once she had a best friend, a happy home and a loving grandmother living nearby. Once her name was Toswiah. Now, everything is different. Her family has been forced to move to a new place and change their identities. But that's not all that has changed. Her once lively father has become depressed and quiet. Her mother leaves teaching behind and clings to a new-found religion. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave. And Evie, struggling to find her way in a new city where kids aren't friendly and the terrain is as unfamiliar as her name, wonders who she is. Jacqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down A National Book Award Finalist
Details
Author: |
Jacqueline Woodson |
ISBN 10: |
0142415510 |
Pages: |
224 |
Publisher: |
Puffin Books |
Publication Date: |
January 7, 2010 |
Binding: |
Paperback |
Weight: |
0.45lbs |
Age Group: |
Young Readers (9 - 13) |
Grade Range: |
5-UP |