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Kim Hood - Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ... - 9781847175434 - V9781847175434
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Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...

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Description for Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ... Paperback. Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize 2015! Jo can't tell anyone how hard it is living with her mentally ill mother. Chris literally has no way to speak at all. Together, can they finally find their voices? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFB; YFN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.

Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize 2015!

Jo could never have guessed that the friendship she so desperately craves would come in the shape of a severely disabled boy. He can’t even speak. Maybe it is because he can’t speak that she finds herself telling him how difficult it is living with her eccentric, mentally fragile mother.

Behind Chris’ lopsided grin and gigantic blue wheelchair is a real person — with a sense of humour, a tremendous stubborn streak and a secret he has kept from everyone.

For a while it seems life may actually get better. ... Read more

This is the story of how an unusual friendship unlocks the words that neither knew they had.

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Product Details

Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847175434
SKU
V9781847175434
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-98

About Kim Hood
KIM HOOD grew up in British Columbia, Canada. After earning degrees in psychology, history and education, she wandered through a few countries before making the west coast of Ireland home. Her eclectic work experience in education, therapy and community services has presented endless opportunity to observe a world of interesting characters. She has always had a passion for trying to ... Read more

Reviews for Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...
moving and compelling
Tuam Herald I would recommend it to all young readers
Evening Echo deeply touching … an inspirational heroine
Irish Examiner a very moving story with many important and contemporary themes: loneliness; attitudes to disability both physical and mental; and how to be a carer when only a child … This is Kim Hood’s first ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...


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