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Break This House by Candice Iloh (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Language: English Book Title: Break this House Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group gtin13: 9780525556251 ISBN-10: 0525556257 Intended Audience: Young Adult Audience Number of Pages: 224 Pages Item Weight: 7.7 Oz Synopsis: From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family's-and her home town's-secrets. Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she's moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah's new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home. Item Height: 0.6 in LCCN: 2019-471396 Publication Year: 2023 Topic: People & Places / United States / African American, Coming of Age, Family / Multigenerational LC Classification Number: PZ7.1.I36Br 2022 Dewey Edition: 23/eng/20220504 ISBN-13: 9780525556251 Reviews: "A unique bildungsroman about growing up with an inconsistent and absent mother that is grounded in Iloh's expert craftsmanship for character and setting"-- SLJ, starred review "Iloh's meditation on grief, individuals' capacity for change, and perseverance of family [is] a thought-provoking read."-- Publishers Weekly "Iloh's coming-of-age story deconstructs the tropes of Black familial life and shines a glaring light onto the importance of addressing trauma" --Booklist "A tender, poetic storyabout what it's like to experience loss and learn to continue living anyway."-- Book Page, "Iloh's meditation on grief, individuals' capacity for change, and perseverance of family [is] a thought-provoking read."-- Publishers Weekly "Iloh's coming-of-age story deconstructs the tropes of Black familial life and shines a glaring light onto the importance of addressing trauma" --Booklist "A tender, poetic storyabout what it's like to experience loss and learn to cintinue living anyway."-- Book Page brand: Penguin Young Readers Group Author: Candice Iloh Genre: Young Adult Fiction Format: Trade Paperback Item Length: 8.2 in Grade From: Ninth Grade Item Width: 5.6 in Dewey Decimal: [Fic]

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Further Details Title: Break This House Condition: New Author: Candice Iloh Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0525556257 EAN: 9780525556251 ISBN: 9780525556251 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Genre: Children's Books Release Date: 05/23/2023 Description: Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 140mm Item Width: 7mm Item Weight: 198g Release Year: 2023 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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