Fighting Words

Description:

A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life. Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf -- her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. - Publisher.

subjects: Newbery honor,  New York Times reviewed,  Children's fiction,  Sisters, fiction,  Students, fiction,  Suicide, fiction,  Sex crimes, fiction,  Foster home care, fiction,  Juvenile,  award:Newbery_award,  Sisters,  Juvenile fiction,  Middle school students,  Suicidal behavior,  Children of prisoners,  Sex crimes,  Foster children,  Fiction,  Foster home care,  Sexual abuse,  Suicide,  Prisoners,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse,  JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings,  Psychological aspects