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Still life with tornado / A.S. King.
"A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier and why she suddenly cannot make art"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1101994886
- ISBN: 9781101994887
- Physical Description: 295 pages
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dutton Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
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| Subject: | Family secrets > Fiction. Family violence > Fiction. Dysfunctional families > Fiction. Arts and teenagers > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA King | 31681020022919 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier and why she suddenly cannot make art"-- - Baker & Taylor
When Sarah, a talented artist, finds her creativity blocked, she confronts visions of her past and future selves before realizing the truth of her parents' marriage. - Baker & Taylor
Fearing she is suffering from an existential crisis when her creativity becomes blocked, talented artist Sarah confronts visions of her past and future selves before awakening to the devastatingly unoriginal brokenness of her parents' toxic marriage. By the award-winning author ofI Crawl Through It . Simultaneous eBook. - Penguin Putnam
A heartbreaking and mindbending story of a talented teenage artist's awakening to the brokenness of her family from critically acclaimed award-winner A.S. King.
Sixteen-year-old Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has "done the art." She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Or maybe she's finally waking up to the tornado that is her family, the tornado that six years ago sent her once-beloved older brother flying across the country for a reason she can't quite recall. After decades of staying together "for the kids" and building a family on a foundation of lies and domestic violence, Sarah's parents have reached the end. Now Sarah must come to grips with years spent sleepwalking in the ruins of their toxic marriage. As Sarah herself often observes, nothing about her pain is remotely originalâand yet it still hurts.
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Insightful, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, this is a vivid portrait of abuse, survival, resurgence that will linger with readers long after the last page.
âRead this book, whatever your age. You may find itâs the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.ââThe New York TimesÂ
âSurreal and thought-provoking.ââPeople Magazine
? âA deeply moving, frank, and compassionate exploration of trauma and resilience, filled to the brim with incisive, grounded wisdom.â âBooklist, starred review
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? âKing writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.ââPublishers Weekly, starred review
?"[King] blurs reality, truth, violence, emotion, creativity, and art in a show of respect for YA readers."âHorn Book Magazine, starred review
? âKingâs brilliance, artistry, and originality as an author shine through in this thought-provoking work. [â¦] An unforgettable experience.â SLJ, starred review
