The 11th Hour by Kristine Scarrow
Annika Dietty thinks her future is with Dylan Sopick - until they run away together. As they run into challenges along the way, Dylan's behaviour becomes erratic and unsettling, and Annika knows that he needs help she can't provide. Can she get him to someone who can, or will it be too late?
The 11th Hour takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster from the opening pageThe book is fluid and fast-paced as it cuts to the heart of what it means to be in love and yet to be lost. Told from alternating perspectives, the novel deepens our understanding of how terror slips like a thief into our ordinary lives. This riveting and dramatic read shows how we grapple with passion, freedom, fear and terrible, devastating choices. * Alice Kuipers, author of Me (and) Me and Life on the Refrigerator Door *
A gripping page-turner. The 11th Hour plummets readers into a crucible of teen love, angst and attitude, untreated mental illness, and the misguided faith that love will conquer all. This challenging novel builds layer upon layer, ever increasing the stakes right up to its shattering end. * Alison Lohans, award-winning author of No Place for Kids and Picturing Alyssa *
Paints a realistic picture of a person suffering from untreated mental illness … [A] suspenseful, realistic, and relatable read. * Canadian Materials *
This novel presents important issues through effective and suspenseful narrative choices. * Resource Links *
A tremendous, eloquently written cautionary tale … heartbreaking and thought-provoking. * Memoirs of a Bookwyrm *
An honest and unflinching look at what it might be like to date someone suffering from untreated mental illness. * Booklist *
Scarrow’s novel captures the intensity of first love, and heightens that intensity by adding the impact of mental illness. * Canadian Children’s Book News (Canada), review, Summer 2018 issue *
A dark and harrowing read that examines the wildly passionate, wholly tedious, naive and often terrifying consequences of teen love, told at a bristling pace with honesty and heart. * 49th Shelf *
A gripping page-turner. The 11th Hour plummets readers into a crucible of teen love, angst and attitude, untreated mental illness, and the misguided faith that love will conquer all. This challenging novel builds layer upon layer, ever increasing the stakes right up to its shattering end. * Alison Lohans, award-winning author of No Place for Kids and Picturing Alyssa *
Paints a realistic picture of a person suffering from untreated mental illness … [A] suspenseful, realistic, and relatable read. * Canadian Materials *
This novel presents important issues through effective and suspenseful narrative choices. * Resource Links *
A tremendous, eloquently written cautionary tale … heartbreaking and thought-provoking. * Memoirs of a Bookwyrm *
An honest and unflinching look at what it might be like to date someone suffering from untreated mental illness. * Booklist *
Scarrow’s novel captures the intensity of first love, and heightens that intensity by adding the impact of mental illness. * Canadian Children’s Book News (Canada), review, Summer 2018 issue *
A dark and harrowing read that examines the wildly passionate, wholly tedious, naive and often terrifying consequences of teen love, told at a bristling pace with honesty and heart. * 49th Shelf *
Kristine Scarrow is the author of If This Is Home and Throwaway Girl. She is currently the writer-in-residence at Saskatoon's St. Paul’s Hospital as part of the Healing Arts Program. Kristine lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781459740372 |
| ISBN 10 | 1459740378 |
| Title | The 11th Hour |
| Author | Kristine Scarrow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dundurn Group Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Commended for Dewey Divas and the Dudes Winter 2018 Pick 2017 (Canada) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |