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The story follows Jane, who lives in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and deceitful father while her mother travels the world. With the assistance of quirky characters like Aunt Finch and Milorad the gardener, Jane's life takes a surreal turn when she discovers a lifetime of security-camera footage. This revelation sparks her bizarre journey to reconnect with her mother, leading her to break free from her confines and create a punk opera. A.S. King's narrative blends the surreal with themes of family and self-discovery.

Exploring the impact of reality television on personal identity, this book offers a compelling narrative that delves into the complexities of fame and self-perception. The protagonist navigates the challenges of living in the public eye, grappling with authenticity and the pressures of societal expectations. A.S. King's award-winning storytelling captures the nuances of adolescence and the quest for genuine connection amidst the spectacle of televised life.

The narrative delves into the complexities of teenage trauma while intertwining the absurdities of standardized testing. A.S. King's unique storytelling captures the struggles and surreal experiences of adolescents, offering a thought-provoking exploration of their inner lives and societal pressures. This new edition of the award-winning work promises to engage readers with its blend of humor and poignant themes.

When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.

The plot centers around sixth-grader Mac, who is infuriated to find words blacked out in his copy of The Devil's Arithmetic. Determined to fight against the censorship imposed by a teacher and the school board, he rallies his friends and his quirky family to take action. This story explores themes of freedom of expression, the importance of literature, and the impact of censorship on young minds.

Dreck verbirgt alles – vor allem die verdorbene Wahrheit, die droht, ausgegraben zu werden … An der Spitze der Familie Hemmings steht ein reiches Ehepaar – alte knauserige Bauern aus einer amerikanischen, weißen Vorstadt. Sie verwehren ihren eigenen Nachkommen das Vermögen, das sie zu Lebzeiten anhäuften. Aber nicht nur Kartoffeln schlugen auf ihrer Farm Wurzeln, sondern auch Hass, Neid und Rassismus. Amy Sarig King gehört laut der New York Times im Bereich der Jugendliteratur zu den besten zeitgenössischen Autoren. Dreck wurde ausgezeichnet mit dem Michael L. Printz Award. Der Roman ist ein Leseerlebnis, nicht einfach, aber herausfordernd. A. S. King: »Das Buch soll unangenehm sein. Ich würde mich ja dafür entschuldigen, aber es tut mir nicht leid.« Kirkus: »Ungewöhnliche, herzzerreißende Geschichte, meditativ und unglaublich originell.« Los Angeles Times: »King zwingt die Leser effektiv dazu, sich mit der unbequemen Realität der amerikanischen Gesellschaft auseinanderzusetzen.« Bookandfilmglobe.com: »Auch wenn in diesem Buch schreckliche Dinge passieren, erzählt King dennoch eine Geschichte der Hoffnung.«

Middle schooler Liberty likes to make her own maps of the stars, in fact she is obsessed with them, especially since her family is falling apart; her parents are getting divorced, her nine-year-old sister will barely leave the house and carries a stuffed tiger at all times, her father is suffering from depression, but will not talk about it, and the brothers down the street, once friends, have turned into bullies--so when a tiny meteorite literally falls in her lap it is like a sign, but a sign of what?

A surreal and timely novel about the effects of isolation and what it means to be connected to the world from the Printz Award-winning author of Dig. Time has stopped. It's been June 23, 2020 for nearly a year as far as anyone can tell. Frantic adults demand teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the worldwide crisis. Not everyone is on board though. Javelin-throwing prodigy Truda Becker is pretty sure her "Solution Time" class won't solve the world's problems, but she does have a few ideas what might. Truda lives in a house with a switch that no one ever touches, a switch her father protects every day by nailing it into hundreds of progressively larger boxes. But Truda's got a crow bar, and one way or another, she's going to see what happens when she flips the switch.

Liberty feels like her whole world is falling from space. Can she map a new life for herself and her family before they spin too far out of reach?

A searing and dynamic novel from YA master A.S. King about tangled family secrets and white supremacy in suburban Pennsylvania, for readers of Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give