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Young Adult Fiction Death & Dying

Lost for Words

by (author) Alice Kuipers

Publisher
HarperCollins
Initial publish date
May 2010
Category
Death & Dying, Girls & Women, General (see also headings under Social Themes)
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780062001498
    Publish Date
    May 2010
    List Price
    $8.90 USD

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 13 to 18
  • Grade: 8 to 12

Description

My New Year's resolution: I'm moving on from everything that's happened. I'm not going to talk about it, think about it, let the memory pounce upon me like a waiting tiger, nothing.

All Sophie wants to do is forget. But it's not easy now that everything's changed. The house feels too big, school drags on for too long, lights are too bright, the room spins, and her hands get sweaty for no reason. And she can't remember why she was ever best friends with Abigail, who is obsessed with parties and boys. Only the new girl, Rosa-Leigh, with her prose poems and utter confidence, might understand. But talking to her seems impossible.

Lost in memories of the life she once had, Sophie retreats into herself. But there's only so long she can keep everything bottled up inside before she explodes. Maybe by confronting the tragedy of her past she'll figure out how to fix her future.

About the author

ALICE KUIPERS is the award-winning author of three previous novels, Life On The Refrigerator Door, The Worst Thing She Ever Did and 40 Things I Want To Tell You, and the picture book The Best Ever Bookworm Book by Violet and Victor Small. Her work has been published to critical acclaim in twenty-nine countries. She lives in Saskatoon.

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Editorial Reviews

“This novel is gorgeous, heart-ripping, important.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)

“Kuipers artfully manages to make Sophie’s tale achingly real and yet still hopeful. Her distinct, first–person voice and quirky details shine through the dark tragedy, giving familiar themes a fresh take.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Touching and realistic.” — School Library Journal

“The emotional portraits of Sophie and those around her ring true.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Kuipers’s...delicately details the complexities of the grief process.” — Publishers Weekly

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