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list price: $16.95 USD
edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook
category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Mar 2014
ISBN:9781459805910
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Skylark

by Sara Cassidy

tagged: homelessness & poverty, general (see also headings under social themes), poetry
Description

Angie lives in an old car with her brother and mother. Homeless after their father left to find work, the family struggles to stay together and live as normally as possible. It is difficult though. Between avoiding the police and finding new places to park each night, it is a constant struggle. When Angie discovers slam poetry, she finds a new way to express herself and find meaning and comfort in a confusing world.

About the Author

Sara Cassidy's children’s books include finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Young People’s Literature, Chocolate Lily Award, City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Diamond Willow Award, Silver Birch Express Award and Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her book Genius Jolene won the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize. Her most recent book for young readers is The Secret Office. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and works in communications for the BC Ministry of Health.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12 to 18
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
12 to 18

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