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Home Girl
Contributor(s): Wheatle, Alex (Author)

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ISBN: 1617757535     ISBN-13: 9781617757532
Publisher: Black Sheep
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Literary
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Blended Families
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2019935273
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 600 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.25" W x 8" L (0.60 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 51
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
 
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"Wheatle has delivered a definitive narrative steeped in cultural philosophy and human sensibilities. Despite the foibles of his tragic characters, a redemptive quality is present--persevering--a testament of the human will to survive against all odds...Highly recommended."
--Kaieteur News (Guyana)

"With a tough exterior and brash attitude, Naomi is an authentic character in an unfortunate yet accurate picture of modern-day foster care in the UK...The ending is neither predictable nor sugarcoated, leaving readers rooting for this determined heroine."
--School Library Journal

Included in In the Margins's 2020 Recommended Fiction List

Included in Publishers Weekly's African-American Interest Young Readers's Titles, 2019-2020

Included in Booklist's Fall 2019 Youth Preview

Included in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2019 Children's Sneak Previews

"As politicians might only see the population's day-to-day lives in terms of statistics rather than experiences, (knowing how many people work on minimum wage doesn't say anything about what the experience is like), they might benefit from more of an insight. A useful contemporary novel they should pick up is Alex Wheatle's Home Girl, focusing on the experience of a girl in the foster care system who is constantly shifted around and can never find a permanent home. Wheatle's other books might be just as beneficial, as he draws on his own experiences of Brixton and the social system."
--The Boar, included in The Politicians' Required Reading List

"Wheatle returns to the world of his award-winning Crongton books with what Atom is calling his most powerful and personal novel yet. Naomi Brisset is a teenage girl growing up too fast in the UK care system. Her journey through a series of foster homes exposes the unsettling, often heartwrenching truth of this life. Yet despite the grit, Wheatle's writing is as rich and warm as ever, bringing courage and hope to an unforgettable heroine's story."
--Bookseller (UK), Editors' Choice

"Teenager Naomi, old before her time and as vulnerable as she is fierce, is growing up in the care system. Foster homes and pupil referral units revealing the unsettling, often bewildering reality of this existence. Wheatle's empathy, authentic characters, and rich dialogue illuminate the dark."
--Observer Magazine (UK)

"Another powerful and poignant novel deftly created by one of the most prolific master novelists on either side of the pond. Home Girl is a page-turner, with not a dull moment. Loved it from the rooter to the tooter."
--Eric Jerome Dickey, New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Wicked

"Alex Wheatle's latest novel offers no unrealistic fairy tale happy ending. But the award-winning writer, who draws on his own experiences of a childhood in care, does offer some hope for Naomi, a sometimes difficult but very likeable heroine."
--Irish News, Children's Book of the Week

This isn't my home. Haven't had a proper home since...This is just somewhere I'll be resting my bones for a week and maybe a bit. This time next year you'll forget who I am. I haven't got a diddly where I'll be by then. But I'm used to it.

New from the best-selling black British author Alex Wheatle, Home Girl is the story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast in the foster care system. It is a wholly modern story which sheds a much-needed light on what can be an unsettling life--and the consequences that follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.

Home Girl is fast-paced and funny, tender, tragic, and full of courage--just like Naomi. It is Alex Wheatle's most moving and personal novel to date.


Contributor Bio(s): Wheatle, Alex: -

Alex Wheatle, one of the most-read black British writers, is the author of several best-selling books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous other awards. He lives in South London.

 
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