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Keesha's House
Frost, Helen
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BOOK SUMMARY
An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems

Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just cant make it on their own. They are Stephie pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those s

BOOK SYNOPSIS
An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems

Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just cant make it on their own. They are Stephie pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason Stephies boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; Carmen arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris disowned by his father after disclosing that hes gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie angry at her mothers loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school.

Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms sestinas and sonnets Helen Frosts extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties.

BOOK REVIEWS
"Frost has taken the poem-story to a new level with well-crafted sestinas and sonnets, leading readers into the souls and psyches of her teen protagonists...engaging." -- Starred, School Library Journal

"Spare, eloquent, and elegantly concise." -- VOYA

"This moving first novel tells the story in a series of dramatic monologues that are personal, poetic, and immediate." -- Booklist

"Impressive." -- Kirkus Reviews

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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0374400121
ISBN(13-digit): 9780374400125
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: bl2007004789
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 128

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