Pub Date: September 1, 2011
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0690
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 14 to 18
Physical Info: 0.38" H x 7.10" L x 5.84" W ( 0.26 lbs) 168 pages
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Series: Lorimer SideStreets
Description:
Becky was once a promising young skating star, but these days she feels numb, disconnected, and very lonely. The only way she knows to relieve pressure is to cut herself.
Brief description: Monique Polak is the author of more than 20 novels for children and young adults. A two-time winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Monique also teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal and is a regular contributor to the Montreal Gazette.
Review Quotes: Monique Polak handles this rarely addressed topic with sensitivity while offering teens a lot of useful information on this disease ... the novel is well written and engaging and offers several positive messages to its readers.