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All in Pieces


School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11

No. of pages 272

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a tremendously moving (Booklist) novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs.Anger-management issues. Thats how they classified Savannah Sutton after she drove a pencil into her ex-boyfriends hand because he mocked her little brother, Evan, for being disabled. Thats why they sent her to Brooks Academyan alternative high school thats used as a temporary detention center. The days at Brooks are miserable, but at home, life is far more bleak. Savvys struggling to take care of her brother since her mom left years ago, and her alcoholic dad cant be bothered. Life with Evan is a constant challenge, but hes also the most important person in the world to Savvy. Then theres Cameron, a new student at Brooks with issues of his own; a guy from a perfect family that Savvy thought only existed on TV. Cameron seems determined to break through every one of the walls Savvys built around herself, except if she lets herself trust him, it could make everything shes worked so hard for fall apart in an instant. And with her aunt seeking custody of her brother and her ex-boyfriend seeking revenge, Savvys fighting to hold all the pieces together. But shes not sure how much tighter she can be pulled before she breaks completely.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 272 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 2016 by Simon & Schuster .

Other contributing authors include Suzanne Young, Marieke Nijkamp, Robin Talley, Stephanie Kuehn, E. C. Myers, Tim Floreen, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland, and Brandy Colbert.

 

"All in Pieces is poignant and well crafted with characters that are equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming. If you only read one book by Suzanne Young, let it be this one." -- Faith Hochhalter, Children's Book Specialist, Changing Hands Bookstore

 

"All In Pieces is heartbreaking in its authenticity, and unwavering in its hopefulness."

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Jenuinecupcakes@blogspot.com

 

"All in Pieces is raw and real, and such a beautiful story that I wish I had written it." -- Trish Doller, author of Where the Stars Still Shine

 

"Real, raw and a story that will touch your heart." -- Katie McGarry, author of Walk the Edge and Pushing the Limits

 

"Authentic, engaging, and well-crafted, Suzanne Young's All In Pieces perfectly captures the resilience of unprotected teenagers and how friends can become the family we choose. This book is full of raw, messy, beautiful heart."

 

 

-- Christa Desir, author of BLEED LIKE ME and OTHER BROKEN THINGS

 

"Young's characters are likable and believable in their flaws. The protagonist's authentic voice makes this title a fast read and hard to put down . . . For those who enjoy books by Simone Elkeles."

 

 

* School Library Journal *

 

"Young is at her best when portraying Savannah's fierce love; the bitter realization that she cannot protect or provide for Evan is tremendously moving." * Booklist *

 

"Brave, honest, and complex characters . . . will inspire readers to see the beauty in broken things and give them the courage to pick up the pieces and put them together again." -- Shaun David Hutchinson, author of We Are The Ants