Fighting Words von Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 272 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Verlag: Penguin Random House
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9781984815705

"Della s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. . . . This is a novel about trauma and the scars it leaves on bodies, minds and hearts. But more than that, it s a book about resilience, strength and healing."New York Times Book Review<br><br>"Believable and immensely appealing, Suki, Francine, and especially Della light up [the] story . . . Readers will root for these sisters along every step of their daunting journey. Refusing to soft-pedal hard issues, the novel speaks with an astringent honesty, at once heartbreaking and hopeful.Kirkus(starred review)<br><br>Perfectly balances pathos and humor [while] also showcasing the astonishing strength and resilience of children to confront, and eventually heal from, trauma and sexual abuse. . . . Unforgettable.The Horn Book(starred review)<br><br>Always an engaging and smooth writer, Bradley here unfurls a tale that initially recalls Paterson s classicGreat Gilly Hopkinsbut then adds layers of complexity . . . It s a sensitive exploration of the way people can suffer in different ways and need different things, and characterization is deft and vivid . . . Stirring . . . Satisfying . . . Rewarding.BCCB(starred review)<br><br>Despite the horrors the sisters have endured, there is humor and warmth in this multifaceted, brave novel. Bradley creates fully developed, believable characters that readers will root for. . . . Raw and honest, this ultimately empowering novel is an important book for readers of all ages.SLJ(starred review)<br><br>This story, no PSA, is an honest slice of a difficult life unvarnished, painful, and raw, [and] Della is a powerhouse of a protagonist . . . Prepare to read furiously.Booklist(starred review)<br><br>Della s tough, straightforward narration pulls no punches as she learns the power of using her big mouth and inspires others to tell their stories when and how they are able. Sharp characterizations by Newbery Honoree Brubaker Bradley create an essential, powerful mirror and window for any reader.Publishers Weekly(starred review)<br><br>Bradley handles these tough subjects in ways that are enlightening, empowering and yes uplifting . . .Fighting Wordsis a story readers will draw strength from, and Della is a heroine they ll be unlikely to forget.BookPage<br><br>Gripping. Life-changing. Essential.Fighting Wordsis a testament to the power we have when we stand up, speak up, and stick together. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley s talent is extraordinary. I am awe-struck.Donna Gephart, award-winning author ofLily and Dunkin<br><br>One of the best books I've ever read. It will go down as one of the best books, one of the most important books, ever written for kids.Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club<br><br>"The remarkable thing about this book is how infinitely enjoyable it is, in spite of some of the terrible and terrifying content. I picked it up and simply found myself unable to put it down. The VOICE on its 10-year-old narrator Della is one for the history books. One of the best of the year."Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ<br> <br>Fighting Wordsextend[s] the legacy of [Laurie Halse Anderson's]Speak[and] meets the criteria of great children s literature that manages to resonate with adults too. [Readers] will learn about mental health, poverty, addiction, the foster-care system, the importance of consent, and, finally, the importance of destigmatizing these all-too-common stories. The importanceand value of speaking."Bitch Media<br><br>Rather than shielding her readers, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley arms them withFighting Words, a compassionate, truthful, and beautiful story about the trauma of sexual abuse and the remarkable power of sisterhood.Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honor-winning author ofDamsel<br> <br>I am blown away. This is a powerful, necessary book about a difficult subject, written with honesty, tenderness, and consummate craft. Della s story will burrow deep into your heart.Fighting Wordsmay be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley s best work yet.Barbara Dee, award-winning author ofMaybe He Just Likes You<br><br>I wish all children were lucky enough that the first time they encountered dark and difficult things, it was not through a swift and sudden rift in their real lives, but within the safe pages of a story. This beautiful, heartbreaking, and hopeful book is a place where readers can build strength and resilience, page by page, with the gift of opening, closing, and discussing in their own time and at their own pace. And for those who have, till now, felt alone in their hurtful past, this is a book that lets them know they have never been alone. And never will be.Kat Yeh, award-winning author ofThe Truth About Twinkie Pie<br><br>Absolutely magnificent. The voice on this girl I cannot get Della out of my head or my heart.Fighting Wordsis 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 Timesbestselling author ofCounting by 7s

1<br><br>M y new tattoo is covered by a Band-Aid, but halfway through recess, the Band-Aid falls off. I m hanging my winter coat on the hook in our fourth-grade classroom when my teacher, Ms. Davonte, walks by and gasps.<br>Della, she says, is that a tattoo?<br>I hold up my wrist to show it to her. It s an ampersand, I say, careful to pronounce the word correctly.<br>I know that, Ms. Davonte says. Is it real?<br>It s so real, it still hurts, and the skin around it is red and puffy. Yes, ma am, I say.<br>She shakes her head and mutters. I am not one of her favorite students. I may be one of her least favorites.<br>I don t care. I love, love, love my ampersand tattoo.<br> <br>I am ten years old. I m going to tell you the whole story. Some parts are hard, so I ll leave those for later. I ll start with the easy stuff.<br>My name is Delicious Nevaeh Roberts. Yeah, I know. With a first name like that, why don t I just go by Nevaeh? I never tell anyone my name is Delicious, but it s down in my school records, and teachers usually blurt it out on the first day.<br>I ve had a lot of first days lately.<br>If I can get it in before the teacher says Delicious out loud, I ll say, I go by Della. I mean, I ll say that anyhow I answer to Della, not Delicious, thank you but it s easier if no one ever hears Delicious.<br>Once a boy tried to lick me to see if I was delicious. I kicked him in the Suki says I can t use bad words, not if I want anybody to read my story. Everybody I know uses bad words all the time, just not written down. Anyway, I kicked him right in the zipper of his blue jeans let s say it like that and it was me that got in trouble. It s always the girl that gets in trouble. It s usually me.<br>Suki didn t care. She said, You stick up for yourself, Della. Don t you take crap from nobody.<br>Can I say crap in a story?<br>Anyhow, she didn t say crap. She said something worse.<br>Lemme fix that. Suki says whenever I want to use a bad word, I can say snow. Or snowflake. Or snowy.<br>I kicked him right in the snow.<br>Don t you take snow from nobody.<br>Yeah, that works.<br>Okay, so back to me. Delicious Nevaeh Roberts. The Nevaeh is heaven spelled backwards, of course. There s usually at least one other girl in my class called Nevaeh. It s a real popular name around here. I don t know why. It sounds dumb to me. Heaven backwards? What was my mother thinking?<br>Probably she wasn t. That s just the truth. My mother is incarcerated. Her parental rights have been terminated. That just happened lately. Nobody bothered to before, even though by the time she gets out of prison, I ll be old enough to vote.<br>I can t remember her, except one tiny bit like a scene from a movie. Suki says she was no better than a hamster when it came to being a mother, and hamsters sometimes eat their babies. It was always Suki who took care of me. Mostly still is.<br>Suki s my sister. She s sixteen.<br>I m still on the easy part of the story, if you can believe that.<br>Suki s full name is Suki Grace Roberts. Suki isn t short for anything, though it sounds like it should be. And that Roberts part well, that s our mother s last name too. Suki and me, we don t know who our fathers are, except they were probably different people and neither one of them was Clifton, thank God. Suki swears that s true. I believe her.<br>Can you say God in a story? Cause I wasn t taking His name in vain, right there. I really am thanking God,whatever God there is, that Clifton ain t my daddy.<br>Suki used to have a photograph of Mama, from her trial. White pale face, s

*Newbery Honor Book*<br>*Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor*<br> <br>A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1New York Timesbest seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author ofThe War that Saved My Life<br><br>Kirkus Prize Finalist<br>Boston Globe Best Book of the Year<br>Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year<br>School Library Journal Best Book of the Year<br>Booklist Best Book of the Year<br>Kirkus Best Book of the Year<br>BookPage Best Book of the Year<br>New York Public Library Best Book of the Year<br>Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year<br>Golden Kite Honor Book<br>Rise: Feminist Book Project Selection<br>ALSC Notable Book<br>Cooperative Children s Book Center (CCBC) Choices Selection<br>Junior Library Guild Selection<br> <br>"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 Timesbestselling author ofCounting by 7s<br><br>Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to runfast,Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. 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. 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. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud.<br><br>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.<br> <br>"Della s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. . . . This is a novel about trauma and the scars it leaves on bodies, minds and hearts. But more than that, it s a book about resilience, strength and healing." New York Times Book Review<br><br>"One of the most important books ever written for kids."Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club<br>"One for the history books....One of the best of the year."Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ<br>"Gripping. Life-changing...I am awe-struck."Donna Gephart, author ofLily and Dunkin<br>"Compassionate, truthful, and beautiful."Elana K. Arnold, author ofDamsel<br>"I am blown away. [This] may be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's best work yet."Barbara Dee, author ofMaybe He Just Likes You<br>"A book that lets [kids] know they have never been alone. And never will be."Kat Yeh, author ofThe Truth About Twinkie Pie<br>"Meets the criteria of great children's literature that [will] resonate with adults too."Bitch Media<br>*"At once heartbreaking and hopeful."Kirkus(starred review)<br>*"Honest [and] empowering...An important book for readers of all ages."SLJ(starred review)<br>*"Sensitive[,] deft, and vivid."BCCB(starred review)<br>*"Prepare to read furiously."Booklist(starred review)<br>*"An essential, powerful mirror and window for any reader."PW(starred review)<br>*"Enlightening, empowering and--yes--uplifting."BookPage(starred review)<br>*"Unforgettable."The Horn Book(starred review)1USKimberly Brubaker Bradleyis the two-time Newbery Honor winning and #1New York Timesbestselling author of several acclaimed middle grade novels, includingFighting Words,The War That Saved My Life, The War I Finally Won, andJefferson s Sons.She and her husband have two grown children and live with their dog, several ponies, a highly opinionated mare, and a surplus of cats on a fifty-two acre farm in Bris­tol, Tennessee. Visit her at kimberlybrubakerbradley.com.

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