Beschreibung:
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is the two-time Newbery Honor winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed middle grade novels, including Fighting Words, The War That Saved My Life, The War I Finally Won, and Jefferson s Sons. She and her husband have two grown children and live with their dog, several ponies, a highly opinionated mare, and a surplus of cats on a fifty-two acre farm in Bristol, Tennessee. Visit her at kimberlybrubakerbradley.com.
Essential reading: Recipient of seven starred reviews, an Indie Next selection, and hailed by Colby Sharp as "One of the most important books ever written for kids," Fighting Words is, as PW says, "an essential, powerful mirror and window for any reader."Shout for the middle grade set: Though this is fiction where Shout is memoir, stories demystifying and de-shaming child sexual abuse are vital for kids. Like Shout, Fighting Words takes on the topic in a way that's compassionate, appropriate, and helpful. It's framed within a story that is sometimes very difficult and punctuated with moments of humor and joy.Powerhouse protagonist: Ten-year-old Della, our heroine, is why this book works: She's hilarious, vulnerable, and lost, a loudmouth learning how to use her voice and volume for what matters most.Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Award winner Kim Bradley writes Della's story from personal, lived experience with child sexual abuse. She addresses the topic fearlessly and empathetically, and with the clear insight, age-appropriateness, and surprising levity we have all come to love, expect, and cherish in a Kimberly Brubaker Bradley novel.Sisterhood: Della and her sixteen-year-old sister, Suki, are inextricable until they're forced apart. You adore these two girls together-their loyalty, their love, their profound admiration for each other-and you root for them to grow individually, knowing it's their only path back to each other.Boys need this novel too: First, boys also experience abuse; this book is for them. Also, the story's nuanced take on boys' behavior toward girls explores the roots of toxic masculinity and the misplaced notion that "boys will be boys."
*Newbery Honor Book*
*Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor*
A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life
Kirkus Prize Finalist
Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Booklist Best Book of the Year
Kirkus Best Book of the Year
BookPage Best Book of the Year
New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
Golden Kite Honor Book
Rise: Feminist Book Project Selection
ALSC Notable Book
Cooperative Children s Book Center (CCBC) Choices Selection
Junior Library Guild Selection
"Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults--a total triumph in all ways." Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud.
In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other.
"Della s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. . . . This is a novel about trauma and the scars it leaves on bodies, minds and hearts. But more than that, it s a book about resilience, strength and healing." New York Times Book Review
"One of the most important books ever written for kids." Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club
"One for the history books....One of the best of the year." Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ
"Gripping. Life-changing...I am awe-struck." Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin
"Compassionate, truthful, and beautiful." Elana K. Arnold, author of Damsel
"I am blown away. [This] may be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's best work yet." Barbara Dee, author of Maybe He Just Likes You
"A book that lets [kids] know they have never been alone. And never will be." Kat Yeh, author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie
"Meets the criteria of great children's literature that [will] resonate with adults too." Bitch Media
* "At once heartbreaking and hopeful." Kirkus (starred review)
* "Honest [and] empowering...An important book for readers of all ages." SLJ (starred review)
* "Sensitive[,] deft, and vivid." BCCB (starred review)
* "Prepare to read furiously." Booklist (starred review)
* "An essential, powerful mirror and window for any reader." PW (starred review)
* "Enlightening, empowering and--yes--uplifting." BookPage (starred review)
* "Unforgettable." The Horn Book (starred review)