Children's Fiction Special Needs
Bent not Broken
Madeline & Justin
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2017
- Category
- Special Needs, Peer Pressure, Depression & Mental Illness, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781988347035
- Publish Date
- Mar 2017
- List Price
- $12.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 12 to 18
- Grade: 7 to 12
Description
Meet Madeline and Justin. Before Madeline's bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury, she and her twin sister were inseparable. So were her parents. But now, Madeline's parents are divorced and Becky has become rebellious, angry, and sneaky. Even worse, she doesn't seem to want Madeline around anymore. At least Madeline knows she can always rely on the miniature therapy horses she visits every week.
Justin is a senior and the president of his school's Best Buddies club. Before his sister with autism died, he used to take her to the barn to visit her beloved therapy horses. Now, with Madeline, he goes there to escape the gloom of his mother's grief at home and the pressures of his final year in high school.
Together, Justin and Madeline help each other to reconnect with the important people in their lives - and with the lives that they thought they'd lost.
About the author
LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON a grandi à St. Catharines, en Ontario. Enfant, elle aimait lire, écrire et jouer à plusieurs sports. Elle a joué en tant que défenseure dans une équipe de hockey féminine et elle était membre de l'équipe nationale d'aviron. Elle est une auteure reconnue de livres destinés aux pré-ados et ados, de la série d'albums illustrés Puckster et de plusieurs livres documentaires sur le hockey. Lorna habite à Edmonton, en Alberta.
LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, and as a child loved to read, write and compete in all kinds of sports. She is the respected author of many middle-grade and YA novels, the Puckster picture book series, and several non-fiction books about hockey, including the Amazing Hockey Stories series. Lorna lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her family. Not surprisingly, she is a HUGE Edmonton Oilers fan. Visit her online at www.lornaschultznicholson.com.
Editorial Reviews
"Though the dialogue in Justin's sections tends toward the unrealistic (his narrative voice often sounds far more mature than that of a 17-year-old), Madeline's chapters shine. Her frustration is relatable and believable, putting a unique spin on typical young-adult novel situations."
— Quill & Quire
