All the ugly and wonderful things
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
Fiction Greenwood, B
1 available
Fiction Greenwood, B
1 available
Southside - Adult
Fiction Greenwood, B
1 available
Fiction Greenwood, B
1 available
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Southside - Adult | Fiction Greenwood, B | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world. Kellen may not be innocent, but he is the fixed point in Wavy and Donal's chaotic universe. Instead of playing it safe, Wavy has to learn to fight for Kellen, for her brother, and for herself."--,Provided by publisher.
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