Punch like a girl
Record details
- ISBN: 1459808282
- ISBN: 9781459808287
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Physical Description:
228 pages ; 21 cm
print - Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2015.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 012+ |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Rape Fiction Kidnapping Fiction Community service (Punishment) Fiction Family violence Fiction Violence in adolescence Fiction |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | YA KROSS K (Text) | 33126020223248 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | YA KROSS K (Text) | 33126021081595 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2015 February
Gr 9 UpâTori Wyatt shocked her family and friends when she shaved her head in the middle of the night. She tells everyone that she wanted to donate her hair to deflect from the real reasonâher need to feel strong and tough after being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend at a party. She gets in an altercation at the mall that further surprises everyone and to avoid arrest, agrees to do community service at a shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Bonding with one young girl at the shelter, Tori finds her strength in defending others and is then able to talk about what happened to her and start on the path to recovery. The first-person present-tense narration gives a sense of immediacy and pulls readers along with the protagonist as she seeks ways to stop feeling helpless in the aftermath of the assault. While her parents and her best friend recognize the changes in her behavior and attitude, Tori isn't yet able to talk about the cause and readers feel her very realistic emotional withdrawals and outbursts. VERDICT While comparisons to Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (Farrar, 1999) are inevitable, Tori's journey is her own and will provide another option for encouraging necessary discussions on sexual assault.âAmanda Raklovits, Champaign Public Library, IL
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