The Rules of Survival
Speak · Hardcover · September 27, 2011
For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, vicious mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival.
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- Who it’s for
- A family in crisis meets hard choices, fleeting relief, and the question of when to act.
- Themes
- Family abuse, Hope amid crisis, Protecting family
- Genres
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens, YA Survival Stories, YA Sibling Stories
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For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, vicious mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses Murdoch coming to a child?s rescue in a convenience store, and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. When, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt?s mother, life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitably breaks up with their mother, Matt knows he needs to take action.
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But can he call upon his hero? Or will he have to take measures into his own hands? A heart-wrenching portrait of a family in crisis, this is Nancy Werlin?s most compulsively readable novel yet.
Hope Under Pressure
A family in crisis meets hard choices, fleeting relief, and the question of when to act.
Come here for
- A tense portrait of siblings struggling to survive a cruel home life
- The uneasy pull between relying on a hero and acting alone
Expect
- Heart-wrenching family conflict
- A suspenseful, emotionally demanding read
Where it sits
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 91% |
|---|---|
| YA Survival Stories | 34% |
| YA Sibling Stories | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Fiction
- Abuse & Healing
- Authors
- Nancy Werlin
- Publisher
- Speak
- Published
- September 27, 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Family abuse · Hope amid crisis · Protecting family
- Reading lane
- Kids' Fiction