FICTION

Glimpse

by Carol Lynch Williams
978-1-41699-730-6.
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Gr 9 Up—Lizzie and Hope learned long ago that they had to watch out for one another. Their neglectful mother, who turns tricks for a living, has left the girls to fend for themselves for nearly as long as they can remember. Yet when Hope walks in on Lizzie and finds her holding a gun, everything changes. After Lizzie is sent to a psych ward, her sister is left to wonder when and why things got so bad. Though Lizzie's terrible secret will be quickly evident to readers, Hope's painful, yet poignant, self-realizations unfold more slowly. This well-paced, raw novel-in-verse is a worthy purchase, especially for Ellen Hopkins's fans who are looking for another verse novel in which teens overcome dire circumstances.—Jill Heritage Maza, Greenwich High School, CT
"Lizzie was my job / And I was hers." In transparent free verse, twelve-year-old Hope narrates the aftermath of her sister Lizzie's near suicide. As she slowly discovers that her family's secrets extend beyond her mother’s prostitution, Hope finds the strength and courage to help both Lizzie and herself. This dark, mature story fully develops its damaged yet sympathetic characters.
Reviewed by Jill Heritage Maza , Aug 01, 2010

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