fighting words by kimberly brubaker bradley

may be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's best work yet.' -Barbara Dee, author of Maybe He Just Likes You'One of the best of the year.' -Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ 'A book that lets know they have never been alone. Arnold, author of Damsel'I am blown away. Essential.' -Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin'Compassionate, truthful, and beautiful.' -Elana K. Maybe it's time to be loud.In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other.'Believable and immensely appealing.At once heartbreaking and hopeful.' -Kirkus (starred review)'One of the most important books ever written for kids.' -Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club'Gripping. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley'Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults-a total triumph in all ways.' -Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7sTen-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki.

Fighting words by kimberly brubaker bradley