A Small Madness Contributor(s): Touchell, Dianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554988373 ISBN-13: 9781554988372 Publisher: Groundwood Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Lexile Measure: 810 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" L (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2016 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016 School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 122 Booklist 06/01/2016 pg. 106 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 144 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Rose and Michael are good students with bright futures. They are also in love. But when Rose gets pregnant, her behavior becomes increasingly strange as she pulls away from her best friend, and from Michael, while she struggles to cope with her predicament. Rose cannot admit that she is pregnant ("If I say it, it will come to be true."). She moves from denial to ineptly trying to terminate her pregnancy, to believing that she has miscarried, while deep inside, she is on a mental and emotional downward spiral. Meanwhile, Michael, in his confusion, desperation to help and fear of the wrath of his controlling father, sinks into his own kind of small madness. Inspired by the story of two teens in the US who were arrested for hiding the girl's pregnancy and later disposing of the baby, Touchell says, "When I saw them on TV I was amazed to see they looked like normal kids. They were from good families; they just looked destroyed. . . . I thought, there's more than one victim here; what went on with these kids and why did they think they had no one to go to?" This is a moving and powerfully written novel told from the alternating viewpoints of Rose and Michael with compassion and a gentle touch. It is an honest, unflinching look at the complex world of young readers. |
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