Split by Swati Avasthi

Split by Swati Avasthi

A riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist.

Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret.

He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can't make him forget what he left behind--his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret.

At least so far.

Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens after. After you've said enough, after you've run, after you've made the split--how do you begin to live again? Readers won't be able to put this intense page-turner down.

From the Hardcover edition.

SWATI AVASTHI is the author of the highly acclaimed novel Split, winner of the IRA Book Award and the Cybils Award. Ms. Avasthi received her MFA from the University of Minnesota and currently teaches in Hamline University's MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two children. Visit her at swatiavasthi.com.

CRAIG PHILLIPS is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared on book jackets, in publications like Rolling Stone, and on tour posters for bands, including the Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He lives in New Zealand with his family.

From the Hardcover edition.

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ISBN 13	9780375863417
ISBN 10	0375863419
Titel	Split
Autor	Swati Avasthi
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Random House USA Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-01-24
Seitenanzahl	288
Preise	Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2011, Winner of Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award., Nominated for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award., Nominated for IRA Children's Book Award for Younger Readers., Nominated for Kentucky Bluegrass Award., Nominated for Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award., Nominated for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award., Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award., Nominated for Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
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