Young Adult Fiction Self-esteem & Self-reliance
Sticks and Stones
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2006
- Category
- Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Bullying, Girls & Women
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551435626
- Publish Date
- Jun 2006
- List Price
- $16.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554697236
- Publish Date
- Jan 2002
- List Price
- $8.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459828216
- Publish Date
- Nov 2020
- List Price
- $10.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 12 to 18
- Grade: 8 to 12
- Reading age: 12 to 18
Description
Jujube is thrilled when Brent asks her out. She is not so happy when the rumors start flying at school. Pretty soon her name is showing up on bathroom walls and everyone is snickering and sniping. When her mother gets involved, Jujube’s reputation takes another hit. Deciding that someone has to take a stand, Jujube gathers all the other girls who are labelled sluts—and worse—and tries to impress on her fellow students the damage that can be done by assigning a label that reduces a person to an object.
About the author
In high school Beth Goobie studied and taught piano, wrote stories, and was the recipient of academic and citizenship awards. She worked for a year as a nanny in Holland, then moved to Winnipeg where she studied English literature at the University of Winnipeg (receiving the gold medal) and religious studies at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. She has worked for many years with physically and sexually abused children and is concerned with issues surrounding the anger and powerlessness of those under legal age. Addressing these issues in her writing, she has published several novels for young adults, including Born Ugly, Mission Impossible, The Lottery and Before Wings, as well as poems and short stories for an adult audience in anthologies and magazines such as Fiddlehead, Malahat Review and Quarry. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
