Twelve Steps to Normal
Autor Farrah Penn Cuvânt înainte de James Patterson Christie Moreauen CD-Audio – 13 mar 2018 – vârsta de la 13 ani
James
Patterson
presents
this
emotionally
resonant
novel
that
shows
that
while
some
broken
things
can't
be
put
back
exactly
the
way
they
were,
they
can
be
repaired
and
made
even
stronger.
Kira's
Twelve
Steps
To
A
Normal
Life
1.
Accept
Grams
is
gone.
2.
Learn
to
forgive
Dad.
3.
Steal
back
ex-boyfriend
from
best
friend...
And
somewhere
between
1
and
12,
realize
that
when
your
parent's
an
alcoholic,
there's
no
such
thing
as
"normal."
When
Kira's
father
enters
rehab,
she's
forced
to
leave
everything
behind--her
home,
her
best
friends,
her
boyfriend...everything
she
loves.
Now
her
father's
sober
(again)
and
Kira
is
returning
home,
determined
to
get
her
life
back
to
normal...exactly
as
it
was
before
she
was
sent
away.
But
is
that
what
Kira
really
wants?
Life,
love,
and
loss
come
crashing
together
in
this
visceral,
heartfelt
story
by
BuzzFeed
writer
Farrah
Penn
about
a
girl
who
struggles
to
piece
together
the
shards
of
her
once-normal
life
before
his
alcoholism
tore
it
apart.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781478995302
ISBN-10: 1478995300
Dimensiuni: 133 x 146 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HACHETTE AUDIO
Colecția Jimmy Patterson
ISBN-10: 1478995300
Dimensiuni: 133 x 146 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HACHETTE AUDIO
Colecția Jimmy Patterson
Notă biografică
Farrah Penn was born and raised in a suburb in Texas that's far from the big city, but close enough to Whataburger. She now resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her gremlin dog and succulents. When she's not writing books, she can be found writing things for BuzzFeed and sending texts that contain too many emojis. Twelve Steps to Normal is her first novel.
Recenzii
Praise
forTwelve
Steps
to
Normal:
* "Penn creates a realistic character in Kira, one who finely balances the rational thoughts of a child of addiction with the emotional struggles of a high school student. Kira's journey should speak to many teenage readers, even those who do not have firsthand experience with addiction or addicts. ... A smart recommendation for readers looking to escape into a substantive world of personal discovery."—Kirkus, starred review
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a searing, gut-punch of a story--one that is, unfortunately, all too common. It takes us through all the painful steps of a relationship with someone suffering from addiction, but it does so in a voice that's funny and personal enough to make us want to keep turning the page, even when we are afraid of what we might find there."—Josh Sundquist, bestselling author of We Should Hang Out Sometime and Love and First Sight
"Funny, honest, and smart,Twelve Steps to Normalis filled with nuanced characters who you can't help caring about."—Melina Marchetta, author of the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Jellicoe Road
"Penn nicely captures the all-consuming emotions of a teen wrestling life into some sort of order. ... Penn's note to the reader explains that she too had a father who suffered from alcoholism, and it's this loving, compassionate hindsight that will speak honestly to readers in the same situation."—Booklist
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a powerful, heartfelt debut about the lengths we'll go for those we love, and the hurdles we encounter along the way. In pages brimming with honesty, Penn shines an empathetic light on addiction, ultimately demonstrating that forgiveness--not only its redemptive qualities, but its messy ones, too--is well worth the struggle."—David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland
"Poignant and powerful, Penn's story is searing in its insight into the human heart and the effects of addiction. Bravo!"—Adriana Mather, author of #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch
"Farrah Penn's characters feel like old friends and new loves, all intertwined in a story that feels achingly familiar yet entirely original. Bursting with humor and heart,Twelve Steps to Normalis a dazzling debut you won't want to miss."—Jessica Taylor, author of Junior Library Guild selection A Map for Wrecked Girls
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* "Penn creates a realistic character in Kira, one who finely balances the rational thoughts of a child of addiction with the emotional struggles of a high school student. Kira's journey should speak to many teenage readers, even those who do not have firsthand experience with addiction or addicts. ... A smart recommendation for readers looking to escape into a substantive world of personal discovery."—Kirkus, starred review
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a searing, gut-punch of a story--one that is, unfortunately, all too common. It takes us through all the painful steps of a relationship with someone suffering from addiction, but it does so in a voice that's funny and personal enough to make us want to keep turning the page, even when we are afraid of what we might find there."—Josh Sundquist, bestselling author of We Should Hang Out Sometime and Love and First Sight
"Funny, honest, and smart,Twelve Steps to Normalis filled with nuanced characters who you can't help caring about."—Melina Marchetta, author of the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Jellicoe Road
"Penn nicely captures the all-consuming emotions of a teen wrestling life into some sort of order. ... Penn's note to the reader explains that she too had a father who suffered from alcoholism, and it's this loving, compassionate hindsight that will speak honestly to readers in the same situation."—Booklist
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a powerful, heartfelt debut about the lengths we'll go for those we love, and the hurdles we encounter along the way. In pages brimming with honesty, Penn shines an empathetic light on addiction, ultimately demonstrating that forgiveness--not only its redemptive qualities, but its messy ones, too--is well worth the struggle."—David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland
"Farrah
Penn's
debut,Twelve
Steps
to
Normal,
is
a
heartfelt
story
about
the
aftermath
of
addiction.
Equal
parts
swoony
and
poignant,
I
couldn't
help
but
cheer
for
her
main
character
Kira
as
she
tries
to
put
her
life
back
together
in
the
wake
of
loss."
—Julie
Buxbaum,
New
York
Times
bestselling
author
of
Tell
Me
Three
Things"Step
one:
Pick
up
this
compulsively
readable
book
and
fall
in
love
with
its
richly
drawn
characters
and
deeply
empathetic
reminder
that
none
of
us
are
broken
beyond
repair.
Step
two:
Repeat."
—Jeff
Zentner,
author
of
the
ALA
William
C.
Morris
Award
winner
The
Serpent
King"Poignant and powerful, Penn's story is searing in its insight into the human heart and the effects of addiction. Bravo!"—Adriana Mather, author of #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch
"Farrah Penn's characters feel like old friends and new loves, all intertwined in a story that feels achingly familiar yet entirely original. Bursting with humor and heart,Twelve Steps to Normalis a dazzling debut you won't want to miss."—Jessica Taylor, author of Junior Library Guild selection A Map for Wrecked Girls
"A
heartfelt,
nuanced
story
about
learning
to
forgive
and
taking
the
best
of
the
past,
hoping
for
the
best
of
the
future.
Kira's
struggle
to
understand
and
move
on
from
her
father's
flaws
to
her
own
is
moving
and
real."
—Huntley
Fitzpatrick,
author
of
the
YALSA
Best
Fiction
for
Young
Adults
title
My
Life
Next
Door