Jenny Downham crea narrativas cautivadoras que profundizan en los profundos paisajes emocionales de jóvenes protagonistas que enfrentan importantes desafíos vitales. Su escritura se caracteriza por una perspectiva íntima en primera persona que atrae profundamente a los lectores hacia las experiencias y luchas internas de los personajes. La voz distintiva de Downham explora temas de mortalidad, resiliencia y las complejidades del espíritu humano. Su obra ofrece una mirada poderosa y empática sobre cómo navegar circunstancias difíciles con coraje.
Como el resto de sus amigas, Tessa es una adolescente que arde en deseos de salir al mundo para acumular experiencias. Pero a diferencia de ellas, a Tessa le quedan sólo unos pocos meses de vida. La inminencia del adiós la obligará a madurar antes de tiempo, a redefinir sus relaciones con su familia, sus amigos y su primer amor, y a reflexionar sobre el verdadero valor de las cosas.
If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge, right? When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart. If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him, don't you? When Ellie's brother is charged with the offence, her world begins to unravel. When Mikey and Ellie meet, two worlds collide. (From book cover).
Katie only meets her Grandmother Mary for the first time when she is seventeen and by that point Mary is almost completely lost to dementia. And as her only living relatives, Katies small broken family are forced to care for her. Katie can see something in her, a spark that shes missing in her own life but her mother Caroline, Marys own daughter, hates her. But why? As time goes on snippets of Marys life are revealed to Katie during her brief moments of lucidity and a long kept family secret is at last revealed. Unbecoming celebrates life in a way no other book has done before. The difficulties of dealing with dementia are expertly placed alongside teenage angst and single motherhood and though many issues are tackled this is not an issue book, it is a book to love.
Three lives. Three secrets. One heartbreaking story. Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize
Exploring the lives of three generations of women, this novel delves into the complexities of dementia, the challenges of single motherhood, and the struggles of teenage angst. Jenny Downham's poignant storytelling captures the emotional depth and resilience of her characters, offering a profound look at family dynamics and personal growth.
If only Lexi could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her step-father would accept her, her mum would love her like she used to and her step-brother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her. But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface waiting to erupt
When eighteen-year-old Mikey's younger sister claims to have been raped and he seeks to avenge the crime, he meets Ellie, the sister of the accused, and befriends her, complicating the situation considerably for all of them.
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Tessa ist 16 Jahre alt und unheilbar krank. Sie wird nie studieren. Keine Weltreise machen oder sich verlieben. Trotzdem: Sie will noch mal richtig leben bevor sie stirbt. Deshalb schreibt sie eine Liste: Mit allen Dingen, die sie noch machen möchte. Sex, Drogen, berühmt werden… Dann trifft sie den Nachbarsjungen Adam.