Flyaway
by:
Helen Landalf (author)
“So good I read it in one sitting.” –Han Nolan, National Book Award finalist Girl loves Mom. Mom loves meth. Stevie Calhoun is fifteen, and she can take care of herself. Her mom has disappeared before, but this time Aunt Mindy is making Stevie stay with her. Whatever. Stevie will pack up her...
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“So good I read it in one sitting.” –Han Nolan, National Book Award finalist Girl loves Mom. Mom loves meth. Stevie Calhoun is fifteen, and she can take care of herself. Her mom has disappeared before, but this time Aunt Mindy is making Stevie stay with her. Whatever. Stevie will pack up her camouflage pants and red high heels and go live with Aunt Mindy . . . for now. But she’ll also make sure her mom comes back and promises never to see Drake and his white powder again. A powerful mix of humor and heartbreak!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780547855011 (054785501X)
Publish date: October 23rd 2012
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
OK... I was expecting something along the lines of Stealing Heaven, only I get this: It took me two tries to actually read it and not nitpick. My first go at it was me picking over how inauthentic things felt; I found myself obsessing over what one character said or did, finding this thing or that t...