Young Adult Fiction Self-esteem & Self-reliance
Shattered
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Category
- Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Friendship, Emotions & Feelings
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554698462
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554698455
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554698486
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $12.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 12 to 18
- Grade: 8 to 12
- Reading age: 12 to 18
Description
March has a perfect life: beauty, popularity, a great job, a loving family and a hot boyfriend.
So when she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she is hurt and enraged. When she lashes out at him, he falls and is badly injured. March panics, flees the scene and then watches her perfect life spiral out of control. In a misguided attempt to atone for her crime, March changes her appearance, quits her job and tries to become invisible until an unlikely friendship and a new job force her to re-engage with life.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
About the author
Sarah N. Harvey is the author of ten books for children and young adults. Some of her books have been translated into Korean, German and Slovenian, none of which she speaks or reads (although she is trying to learn Italian). Her novel The Lit Report has been optioned for a feature film. She will not be in it. Sarah lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia, where one of her goals is to get her heels to the floor in downward-facing dog. Visit www.sarahnharvey.com for more information.
Awards
- Commended, TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee Book of Note
- Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
Excerpt: Shattered (by (author) Sarah N. Harvey)
I felt strong. And angry. Angrier than I've ever been. His bare, wet chest collided with my palms, and I shoved him—hard. He staggered and fell backward.
Editorial Reviews
"This story has the immediacy of adolescent emotions—March doesn't feel or do anything halfway...For such a short, simply written novel, Shattered has a lot of action and detail. It is smoothly written, and the first person narration brings the reader along the path of self-discovery with March."
Resource Links
"Well written...The hook within the first chapter of the book grabs the reader, and the narrative keeps the interest...Highly recommend adding this to any high school library collection."
Tri State YA Book Review Committee
"Harvey's story is easily consumed and should have great appeal for teens that don't often pick up a book, especially those who think they aspire to life in the fast, gritty lane. Recommended."
CM Magazine
