touching Snow Is A Powerful Debut Novel About Fourteen-year-old Karina's Struggle To Save Her Family—and Herself—from Her Abusive Stepfather.
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beginning With The Chilling Statement, The Best Way To Avoid Being Picked On By High School Bullies Is To Kill Someone, First-time Author Felin Draws Readers Into The Chaotic, Often Violent World Of A Haitian-american Girl's Coming-of-age In Upstate New York During The 1980s. Karina, The 14-year-old Narrator, Expresses Her Feelings Of Isolation At School, Where She Is Often Taunted, And Explains Why Her Situation Is Even Less Bearable At Home. There, She And Her Seven Siblings And Cousins Live In Constant Fear Of Being Beaten By The Daddy, Her Too-fat-for-his-pants Stepfather. After One Of His Beat-ups Nearly Takes The Life Of Karina's Older Sister, Karina Knows That Someone Should Contact The Authorities. But Getting The Police Involved Could Do As Much Harm As Good: Karina's Cousins-illegal Aliens-might Get Sent Back To Haiti And Her Mother Might Have To Go On Welfare. Not Only Does Karina Keep Silent About Her Stepfather's Actions But She Even Takes The Blame For Her Sister's Injuries. Candid First-person Narrative Brings To Life The Terror, Anxiety And Pain Karina Is Forced To Endure Throughout Her Family's Ordeal, As Well As The Joy She Experiences When She Eventually Finds A Confidante With Whom She Can Share Her Secret. Despite Its Disturbing Imagery, The Book Carries A Strong Message About The Complexities Of Abuse And Why Victims Are Not Always Willing To Take A Stand. Teens Will Keep Pages Turning To Learn How And Under What Circumstances Karina Takes Her Revenge. Ages 12-up. (may)
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- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Physical & Emotional Abuse
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Author : Felin, M. Sindy
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2007-05-22
Number Of Pages : 240
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1416917950
ISBN-13 : 9781416917953
Item weight : 0.7 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.5 in x 8.3 in
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