Overview
A powerfully moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Evie Thomas is not who she used to be. Once she had a best friend, a happy home and a loving grandmother living nearby. Once her name was Toswiah. Now, everything is different. Her family has been forced to move to a new place and change their identities. But that's not all that has changed. Her once lively father has become depressed and quiet. Her mother leaves teaching behind and clings to a new-found religion. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave. And Evie, struggling to find her way in a new city where kids aren't friendly and the terrain is as unfamiliar as her name, wonders who she is. Jacqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down A National Book Award Finalist
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780142415511
- ISBN-10: 0142415510
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Publish Date: January 2010
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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