A Step Toward Falling Contributor(s): McGovern, Cammie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062271148 ISBN-13: 9780062271143 Publisher: Harperteen
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 14-17 |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Lexile Measure: 730 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 384 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 177042 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A beautiful, big-hearted book with important lessons embedded in compelling stories of two irresistible girls. Expertly executed and movingly realized." --New York Times Book Review Cammie McGovern follows up her breakout young adult debut, Say What You Will, with this powerful and unforgettable novel about learning from your mistakes and learning to forgive. Emily has always been the kind of girl who tries to do the right thing--until one night when she does the worst thing possible. She sees Belinda, a classmate with developmental disabilities, being attacked. Inexplicably, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. Soon Lucas and Emily begin to feel like maybe they're starting to make a real difference. Like they would be able to do the right thing, if they could do that night all over again. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most? Told in alternating points of view, A Step Toward Falling is a poignant, hopeful, and altogether stunning work that will appeal to fans of books by Jennifer Niven, Robyn Schneider, and Jandy Nelson. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGovern, Cammie: - Cammie McGovern is the author of Say What You Will as well as the adult novels Neighborhood Watch, Eye Contact, and The Art of Seeing. Cammie is also one of the founders of Whole Children, a resource center that runs after-school classes and programs for children with special needs. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children. |
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