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All Rivers Flow To The Sea


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 176

Published: 2007

Great for age 12-18 years

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Again and again, seventeen-year-old Rose Latham relives the collision that left her older sister, Ivy, in a coma, a respirator keeping her alive. She looks for support from those around her, but her mother refuses even to visit the hospital. So, it's up to Rose and family friend William to make the daily vigil to Ivy's bedside. More and more, Rose has the frightening sense that there are rivers inside her, threatening to overflow their banks...Paralysed by memories and faced with denial, she must come to terms with tragedy, and learn to let go.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 176 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Walker Books Ltd .

Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of both adult and children's books. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Minnesota Book Award - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Minnesota Book Award.

"This somber, philosphical look at loss and the reestablishment of identity is sensitive and perceptive, and includes passages of beautiful writing." Booklist, USA"