Caprice
Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · May 17, 2022
From the groundbreaking author of Tyrell, an astonishing middle-grade novel about a girl overcoming the secrets and abuse of her past.
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- Who it’s for
- Coe Booth pairs the uncertainty of growing up with a sensitive story of truth-telling and healing.
- Genres
- Sexual Abuse & Support, Abuse & Healing, Growing Up
- Published
- Scholastic Inc., May 17, 2022
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From the groundbreaking author of Tyrell, an astonishing middle-grade novel about a girl overcoming the secrets and abuse of her past. This should be an exciting time for Caprice. She has been offered a place at the school of her dreams, where she's just had a fantastic summer. But this great opportunity coincides with a lot of internal doubt and the disturbing news that her long-estranged grandmother has fallen ill and may be near death.
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As Caprice tries to figure out her future, she is pulled back toward her past, and the abuse she endured from her uncle when she was little -- an abuse she's never told anyone about. With extreme sensitivity and honesty for middle-grade readers, Coe Booth has written a painful but ultimately healing novel about finding support from your parents and friends, articulating your truth, and choosing your own path.
Truth and Healing
Coe Booth pairs the uncertainty of growing up with a sensitive story of truth-telling and healing.
Come here for
- A middle-grade story about facing painful truths and choosing a path forward
- Questions of family, friendship, and finding support
Expect
- A painful but ultimately healing emotional arc
- Difficult subject matter handled with sensitivity for middle-grade readers
Where it sits
| Growing Up | 68% |
|---|---|
| Sexual Abuse & Support | 58% |
| Abuse & Healing | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Big Feelings
- Sexual Abuse & Support
- Authors
- Coe Booth
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- May 17, 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Big Feelings