Kim Hood

Finding A Voice (eBook, ePUB)

Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize 2015! Jo could never have guessed that the friendship she so desperately craves would come in the shape of a severely disabled boy. He can't even speak. Maybe it is because he can't speak that she finds herself telling him how difficult it is living with her eccentric, mentally fragile mother. Behind Chris' lopsided grin and gigantic blue wheelchair is a real person — with a sense of humour, a tremendous stubborn streak and a secret he has kept from everyone. For a while it seems life may actually get better. But as Jo finds out just how terrible life is for Chris, and as her own life spirals out of control, she becomes desperate to change things for both of them. In a dramatic turn of events, Jo makes a decision that could end in tragedy. This is the story of how an unusual friendship unlocks the words that neither knew they had.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The O'Brien Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847177087
• Artikelnr.: 41269329

Autorenporträt

Kimberly Hood grew up in British Columbia, Canada. After earning degrees in psychology, history and education, she made the west coast of Ireland home. This is Kimberly's first novel. She is currently working on a second. Her eclectic work experience in education, therapy and community services has presented endless opportunity to observe a world of interesting characters, and usually entailed lots of writing. She has drawn from her experience working in the fields of disability and mental health in writing Finding A Voice.