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Humming Whispers


Point Signature Editions

No. of pages 128

Published: 1996

Great for age 12-18 years

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14 year-old Sophy is a gifted dancer, as was her sister, Nicole before she developed schizophrenia. Focu sing on relationships rather than on symptoms and treatments , Johnson demonstrates the pervasive effects of mental illne ss on an entire family. '

 

 

This book features in the following series: Black Apples, Point, Point Signature Editions, The Weird Zone .

There are 128 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 1996 by Hachette Children's Group .

Angela Johnson was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, but raised in Windham, Ohio; the only girl in a family of five. She now lives in Northeastern Ohio in a hundred year old house full of plants. When not writing she travels. On one of her trips to the California desert the inspiration for her first novel, Toning the Sweep came about.

 

This book is in the following series:

Point Signature Editions

Black Apples

Point Series

The Weird Zone