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ISBN: 9781101934722

Content: " Fans of Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places will love the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces . A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page. —,/i〉Nicola Yoon , #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she's already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie's heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It's a story you won't be able to look away from. "

Content: Rezension(1): "Kathleen Glasgow's debut novel is the New York Times bestseller Girl in Pieces . She lives and writes in Tucson, Arizona. To learn more about Kathleen and her writing go to her website, kathleenglasgowbooks.com, follow @kathglasgow on Twitter, or find @misskathleenglasgow on Instagram." Rezension(2): "Refinery29.com: Girl, Interrupted meets Speak. " Rezension(3): "PasteMagazine.com:A dark yet powerful read." Rezension(4): " The Irish Times : Intimate and gritty. " Rezension(5): "Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything : A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page. " Rezension(6): "Kerry Kletter, author of The First Time She Drowned : Raw, visceral, and starkly beautiful , with writing that is at times transcendent in its brilliance. . An unforgettable story of trauma and resilience." Rezension(7): "Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart and Abandon Me : A Girl, Interrupted for a new generation The story of the mad girl is ultimately a story about being a girl in a mad world, how it breaks us into pieces and how we glue ourselves back together." Rezension(8): "Anthony Breznican, author of Brutal Youth .: Girl In Pieces is like the friend you wish you had by your side for every hard choice and every time you've felt lost or alone. It's fearless and uncompromising , but overflowing with heart and wisdom ." Rezension(9): "Michelle Wildgen, author of Bread and Butter and You're Not You : Dark, frank, and tender, Girl in Pieces keeps the reader electrified for its entire journey. You're so uncertain if Charlie will heal, so fully immerse d in hoping she does." Rezension(10): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 6, 2016 Nearly broken by a suicide attempt and a spate of personal losses, 17-year-old Charlotte “Charlie” Davis finds solace in the broken shards of a mason jar and, later, through art, in debut author Glasgow’s visceral novel of self-harm. On the streets of the Twin Cities after her father died and her mother simply stopped caring, Charlie “cut all her words out heart was too full of them.” Bandaged and silent, she ends up in a psych unit for self-harmers. Although Charlie sees herself in the other girls, it’s her friend Ellis she craves the most. But the Ellis she knew is gone, stuck in the limbo of cutting deep enough to cause significant blood loss but not enough to die. When Charlie is discharged abruptly, she leaves for Tucson, following Mikey, a boy she liked but who always loved Ellis more. Glasgow skillfully juggles multiple difficult topics (homelessness, self-harm, etc.) without dipping into melodrama. Charlie’s intimate first-person narration places readers deep within her experience while maintaining awareness of the outside world and the people in it. Ages 14–up. Agent: Julie Stevenson, Waxman Leavell Literary. " Rezension(11): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: May 15, 2016 After surviving a suicide attempt, a fragile teen isn't sure she can endure without cutting herself.Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white girl living on the margins, thinks she has little reason to live: her father drowned himself,her bereft and abusive mother kicked her out,her best friend, Ellis, is nearly brain dead after cutting too deeply,and she's gone through unspeakable experiences living on the street. After spending time in treatment with other young women like her--who cut, burn, poke, and otherwise hurt themselves--Charlie is released and takes a bus from the Twin Cities to Tucson to be closer to Mikey, a boy she like-likes but who had pined for Ellis instead. But things don't go as planned in the Arizona desert, because sweet Mikey just wants to be friends. Feeling rejected, Charlie, an artist, is drawn into a destructive new relationship with her sexy older co-worker, a semifamous local musician who's obviously a junkie alcoholic. Through intense, diarylike chapters chronicling Charlie's journey, the author captures the brutal and heartbreaking way girls who write their pain on their bodies scar and mar themselves, either succumbing or surviving. Like most issue books, this is not an easy read, but it's poignant and transcendent as Charlie breaks more and more before piecing herself back together.This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. (author's note) (Fiction. 14 & up) COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(12): "〈a href=http://www.slj.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/schoollibraryjournal_logo.png alt=School Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 1, 2016Gr 10 Up- The story begins with 17-year-old Charlie in a mental health facility that specializes in the treatment of girls who have self-injury disorders. When Charlie is released prematurely because of a lack of insurance coverage, she must find her own way in a world she is unprepared to deal with. Readers follow her as she struggles to meet the challenges of survival and as she follows the path of least resistance. As her story unfolds, teens will discover that a lot of horrible things have happened to Charlie, including losing her best friend, father, and mother-all in different ways. She is a cutter, but she's also a lot of other things, too: artist, survivor, scammer, and waif. She's in such a deep, dark place, and it seems impossible she'll ever get out of it. This realistic fiction title is heartbreaking and thick with emotion, and the characters are fully formed and realistic. The book is written in short chapters and can feel a little choppy at times, but the narrative still captivates. It will keep young adults engaged and rooting for the main character throughout. VERDICT Purchase for avid fans of Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places or Susanna Kaysen's Girl Interrupted .- Danielle Fabrizio, Swanton Public Library, VTCopyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(13): "〈a href=https://www.dogobooks.com/girl-in-pieces/book-review/1101934719 target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/dogobooks_logo.jpg alt=DOGO Books border=0 /〉〈/a〉:pinkplumnut - I really want to read this book i get it is going to be scary because the cover looks scary I mean really scary the cover says girl in pieces and what I think of that is like the girl is in tiny tiny pieces scattered all over that and the words are crossed out with red that looks like blood dripping down from the words witch looks really cool but mostly scarred you read this book please tell me about."

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