![]() ![]() In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Title: Fighting Words Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9848-1568-2 I don’t think I’ve ever naturally categorized my thoughts about a book into a Top 10 list before, but Fighting Words, a 2021 Newbery Honor, lends itself to a list. Suki is Della's own wolf - her protector. ![]() ![]() ![]() When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life. ![]()
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