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Because I am furniture / by Thalia Chaltas.
The youngest of three siblings, fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected that her father abuses her brother and sister but ignores her, but when she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to take action.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780142415108
- ISBN: 0142415103
- ISBN: 9780670062980
- ISBN: 0670062987
- ISBN: 9780329756642
- ISBN: 0329756648
- Physical Description: 352 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Speak, 2010, ©2009.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 990 Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 3.0 129805. |
| Awards Note: | American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2010 |
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| Genre: | Novels in verse. Fiction. Juvenile works. Teen fiction. American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project > 2010. Novels in verse. |
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 Chalt | 31681002151991 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Disregarded by a father who abuses her siblings and considers her unworthy of acknowledgement, Anke experiences her first feelings of confidence after making the school volleyball team and struggles to find a voice that will help her improve her home life. Reprint. A first novel. - Baker & Taylor
Fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected that her father abuses her older brother and sister but ignores her, but when she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to take action. - Penguin Putnam
Ankeâs father is abusive to her brother and sister. But not to her. Because, to him, she is like furnitureâ not even worthy of the worst kind of attention. Then Anke makes the school volleyball team. She loves feeling her muscles after workouts, an ache that reminds her she is real. Even more, Anke loves the confidence that she gets from the sport. And as she learns to call for the ball on the court, she finds a voice she never knew she had. For the first time, Anke is making herself seen and heard, working toward the day she will be able to speak up loud enough to rescue everyone at homeâ including herself. - Random House, Inc.
Anke’s father is abusive to her brother and sister. But not to her. Because, to him, she is like furniture— not even worthy of the worst kind of attention. Then Anke makes the school volleyball team. She loves feeling her muscles after workouts, an ache that reminds her she is real. Even more, Anke loves the confidence that she gets from the sport. And as she learns to call for the ball on the court, she finds a voice she never knew she had. For the first time, Anke is making herself seen and heard, working toward the day she will be able to speak up loud enough to rescue everyone at home— including herself.
