Keesha's House (精装)
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品牌: Helen Frost
基本信息出版社:FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX (2003年4月2日)精装:128页正文语种:英语ISBN:0374340641条形码:9780374340643产品尺寸及重量:20.2 x 16.3 x 1.5 cm ; 273 gASIN:0374340641
商品描述内容简介An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can't make it on their own. They are Stephie - pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason - Stephie's boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay - in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; Carmen - arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris - disowned by his father after disclosing that he's gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie - angry at her mother's loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school. Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms - sestinas and sonnets - Helen Frost's extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. Helen Frost is a poet and the author of many nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just cannot make it on their own. They are Stephie--pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason--Stephie's boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay--in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; Carmen--arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris--disowned by his father after disclosing that he is gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie--angry at her mother's loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school. Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms--sestinas and sonnets--Helen Frost's debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. "Frost has taken the poem-story to a new level with well-crafted sestinas and sonnets, leading readers into the souls and psyches of her teen protagonists . . . engaging."--"School Library Journal "(starred review) "Spare, eloquent, and elegantly concise."--"VOYA" "This moving first novel tells the story in a series of dramatic monologues that are personal, poetic, and immediate."--"Booklist" "Impressive."--"Kirkus Reviews"媒体推荐In an extraordinary debut, Frost stretches the boundaries of traditional poetic forms as she weaves together the stories of seven teenagers who courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties.
