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Still Life with Tornado

A.S. King

Start date: November 1, 2016

Finish date: November 30, 2016

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Jul 13, 2016 Vicki rated it really liked it

Sarah is an artist and she is searching for what's original and true. Sarah's parents have a toxic marriage. They've lived a lifetime of shrugging (Chet) and flipping off (Helen). Older brother, Bruce, has been gone from the family for six years, after a particularly disastrous family trip to Mexico. Skipping school has given Sarah a chance to wander and wonder; having an existential breakdown. She often carries an umbrella to keep bullshit from raining down. Yes, there has been a tipping point, ...more

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Dec 20, 2016 Barbara rated it really liked it

Shelves: education, bullies, facing-fears, school, community, families, identity, self-esteem, alcohol, resilience

Author A. S. King always takes me to places I expect to go, but then as I am willingly going along for the ride, it turns out that I'm not really gong where I thought I was. In this case, the protagonist of her story is sixteen-year-old Sarah, a talented artist who decides to quit attending classes since there's nothing for her to learn there. As she holes up in her room and later wanders the streets, it becomes clear that she's been enduring harassment from her peers and teacher, but that somet ...more

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