fighting words kimberly brubaker bradley

* 'Honest empowering.An important book for readers of all ages.'- SLJ (starred review) * 'At once heartbreaking and hopeful.'- Kirkus (starred review) 'Meets the criteria of great children's literature that resonate with adults too.'-Bitch Media

And never will be.'-Kat Yeh, author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie 'A book that lets know they have never been alone. may be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's best work yet.'-Barbara Dee, author of Maybe He Just Likes You 'Compassionate, truthful, and beautiful.'-Elana K. Life-changing.I am awe-struck.'-Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin 'One for the history books.'-Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/ SLJ 'One of the most important books ever written for kids.'-Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club

there will be others for whom this is the exact book they need right now.' - New York Times Book Review For every young reader who decides to wait. 'Della’s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. . This is a novel about trauma more than that, it’s a book about resilience, strength and healing. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki.

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. 'Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults-a total triumph in all ways.' -Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s

New York Public Library Best Book of the YearĬhicago Public Library Best Book of the YearĬooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices Selection School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life

Fighting words kimberly brubaker bradley