Seventh grader Kay Garber's happy home is made up of four generations of women: Great Gran Eula; Grandma Margie; Kay's mother, Karine; and Kay. But...
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Jan 03, 2010
Beth
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3.0 out of 5 stars Tightly woven tale, November 26, 2005
A strong debut novel that reaches close to the sparkle of Mel Glenn and the complexity of Abelove's Saying it Out Loud, this novel in poems about what happens to a family of four strong women when Grandma Margie develops breast cancer falls somewhere between Lurlene McDaniel tearjerker and Sonya Sones brilliant.
Kay Gerber, smack dab in the middle of puberty, finds that she worries about issues she knows her More...
Aug 06, 2011
Jackie
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Loose Threads is a story of a journey from normalcy to chaos, once Kay's grandma finds a lump in her breast. Kay is treading the 7th grade waters with reasonable ease, not being the most popular nor the bullied. She has a close group of friends, gets good grades, loves her family, and is liked by her teachers. But, when Grandma Margie starts the slow decline after biopsy, surgery, and chemotherapy, those normal everyday pieces of life are shattered.
Mostly, friends, family, and teach More...
Mostly, friends, family, and teach More...
Jul 26, 2007
readergirlz
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I wrote Loose Threads to revisit our family's experience with breast cancer. The verse format carried the emotion and intensity well. This books stands in memory of my grandmother, great grandmother, and alongside my mother, and me.
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Jun 08, 2010
Bridget R.
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Kay is a normal seventh grader until her grandma finds a lump on her breast. Her life, her mother's, her grandmas, and her great-grandma's all change with these simple words "I found a lump / in my breast" (1). Poems chronicle Kay's struggle to deal with the changes in her life. To understand cancer. To understand herself. To understand her friends. To accept the frailty of life.
What I thought: This book was incredibly moving because it deals with a subject every woman fear More...
What I thought: This book was incredibly moving because it deals with a subject every woman fear More...
Feb 25, 2011
Emily
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Lorie Ann Grover is a local author and i just love her!!! her books totally relate to me! My grandpa is battling cancer right now so i loved loose threads! Another book was about ballet, and i am a ballerina as well! Her books just make me feel like i'm reading about myself:)
Mar 25, 2009
Priya
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Very touching. Lorie Ann Grover managed to convey such complex emotions and themes through simple words, and that's what made this book unique for me.
Sep 30, 2008
Linnae
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Kay's grandma has breast cancer, and while the drama of junior high swirls around her, she feels separate and alone. Emotionally honest, painful, but ultimately full of hope.
Sep 03, 2007
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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A girl comes to terms with her grandmother's impending death from breast cancer. A novel in verse.
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