Description for Splintered
paperback. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers, precisely the problem that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. Surely it has nothing to do with the fact that she is directly descended from Alice Liddell, the real Alice in Wonderland. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. ... Read more
This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abrams & Chronicle
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419706271
SKU
KMK0018604
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About A. G. Howard
Anita Grace Howard is a writer and a library clerk at a middle school. Splintered is her first novel.
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