Fighting words /

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker, 1967 -

Fighting words / [print] Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. - New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, (c)2020. - 259 pages ; 22 cm

Includes author's note with discussion questions at end of book.

Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.

Grade five. Grade six. https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Words-Kimberly-Brubaker-Bradley/dp/1984815687/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fighting+words&qid=1622810506&sr=8-1



Newbery Honor, 2021 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2021 Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year, 2021 American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2021

9781984815682

2020940689


Sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Middle school students--Juvenile fiction.
Suicidal behavior--Juvenile fiction.
Children of prisoners--Juvenile fiction.
Sex crimes--Juvenile fiction.
Foster children--Juvenile fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Middle school students--Fiction.
Suicidal behavior--Fiction.
Children of prisoners--Fiction.
Sex crimes--Fiction.
Foster children--Fiction.

Grade five. Grade six.


Young adult fiction.

PZ7.B811.F544 2020 PS3552 PZ7