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Written with quiet intensity, this beautiful and spare novel examines what happens to Tessa's family after her fifteen-year-old brother is killed in a drunk-driving accident. Set adrift, Tessa is forced to find a way to keep going . . . even as her mother drifts further and further from her.... read more
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Tessa is a young girl who has recently lost her brother due to a drunk-driving accident. She deals with the struggles of grief and the fact of knowing that she knew he was going out that night, but doesn't have the nerve to tell her parents about it. It gets harder for her to talk to her mom... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
AT MY BROTHER'S FUNERAL, my father's neck above his white collar was as red as the stained-glass window beyond.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ruth Wallace-Brodeur (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0525468366
Page Count: 128
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0525468366
Page Count: 128
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Death & Dying › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Emotions & Feelings › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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