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Overview

Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner Angela Johnson writes a wrenching, honest book about surviving the unimaginable and finding a way to go on.

Scotty compares herself to tofu: no flavor unless you add something. And it's true that Scotty's friends, Misha and Falcone, and her brother, Keone, make life delicious. But when a terrible accident occurs, Scotty feels responsible for the loss of someone she hardly knew, and the world goes wrong. She cannot tell what is a dream and what is real. Her friends are having a hard time getting through to her and her family is preoccupied with their own trauma. But the prospect of a boy, a dance, and the possibility that everything can fall back into place soon help Scotty realize that she is capable of adding her own flavor to life.
With artfully spare prose, acclaimed and award-winning author Angela Johnson explores the ramifications of unexpected death in this compelling coming-of-age story.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780689865053
  • ISBN-10: 0689865058
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: August 2012
  • Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.84 x 0.67 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.46 pounds
  • Page Count: 176
  • Reading Level: Ages 13-17

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