Girl in Pieces
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · April 10, 2018
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces.
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- Who it’s for
- A raw, immersive read that balances pain with a careful, humane voice.
- Themes
- trauma recovery, loss, mental health
- Pacing
- Reflective
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever.
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Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It’s a story you won’t be able to look away from. And don’t miss Kathleen Glasgow's novels You’d Be Home Now and How to Make Friends with the Dark, both raw and powerful stories of life.
Raw Edge
A raw, immersive read that balances pain with a careful, humane voice.
Come here for
- raw, unflinching teen trauma
- a sustained, immersive read with edge
Expect
- emotional intensity
- space for hard truths without softening them
Where it sits
| Self-Harm & Cutting | 95% |
|---|---|
| Mental Illness for Teens | 60% |
| Death & Grief for Teens | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Authors
- Kathleen Glasgow
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- April 10, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- trauma recovery · loss · mental health
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Girls & Women