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17: A Novel in Prose Poems
Contributor(s): Rosenberg, Liz (Author)

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ISBN: 081264915X     ISBN-13: 9780812649154
Publisher: Cricket Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2002
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Annotation: Covering the year that Stephanie turns 18 years old, fall to spring, this novel--loosely based on the Greek myth of Persephone--captures a year of urgencies and emergencies. Beyond the turmoil of being 17, Stephanie confronts her mother's manic depression and her own fear of following her mother into that dark realm.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2002006454
Age Level: 14-17
Grade Level: 9-12
Lexile Measure: 800
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 4.55" W x 7.51" L (0.50 lbs) 160 pages
Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, High School, 2006
 
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The first day of Stephanies junior year is a step into the underworld. Led into desire, depression, and alienation by the intoxicating yet strangely distant figure of Denny Pistill, Stephanie must cope with a series of fears and crises. Denny and Stephanie are drawn to each other through writing and reading poetry, and author Liz Rosenbergs own poetic sense gives truth to Stephanies ability to make art out of the darkest things. Stephanies passage through an emotional winter, which echoes the myth of Persephone, ultimately brings her into a budding sense of life and hope. Written in short chapters in the style of prose poetry, this is an exquisitely crafted, emotionally honest novel for young adults from a prize-winning author.
 
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