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Contributor(s): Nolan, Han (Author)

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ISBN: 0152046976     ISBN-13: 9780152046972
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $8.49  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2003
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Annotation: Leshaya is a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all. Nolan pulls no punches in this hard-hitting story of a girl at the bottom who dreams of nothing but the top. Reader's guide and an interview with the author included.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00012393
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 920(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.02" W x 7.04" L (0.46 lbs) 300 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Self-Esteem
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2003
Review Citations: Kliatt 07/01/2003 pg. 24
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 49816
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Leshaya is a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now, as her tumultuous childhood is coming to an end, she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole . . . singing.
Han Nolan pulls no punches in this hard-hitting story of a girl at the bottom who dreams of nothing but the top.

Contributor Bio(s): Nolan, Han: -

HAN NOLAN is the author of several books, including Dancing on the Edge which won the National Book Award and Send Me Down a Miracle, a National Book Award finalist. She lives with her husband on the East Coast.

 
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