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The impossible knife of memory

"Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a 'normal' life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives"-- Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anderson, Laurie Halse
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Subjects:	Fathers and daughters > Young adult fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder > Young adult fiction. Dysfunctional families > Young adult fiction. Veterans > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	"Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a 'normal' life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	391 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9780670012091 (hbk.) 0670012092 (hbk.) 9780147510723 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Laurie Halse Anderson has received both the Margaret Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her contributions to young adult literature. She has also been honored by the National Coalition Against Censorship in recognition of her fight to combat the censoring of literature. She is the author of the groundbreaking National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book Speak . She is also author of the critically acclaimed YA books Prom , Twitsted , Catalyst , Wintergirls , and The Impossible Knife of Memory . She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including The Vet Volunteers series, and the historical fiction Seeds of America Trilogy, which includes Forge , ALA Best Book for Young Adults Fever 1793 , and the National Book Award finalist and Scott O'Dell Award-winner Chains . She and her husband live in northern New York State. Follow Laurie on Twitter @halseanderson and visit her at madwomanintheforest.com.