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Being Toffee

Allison runs away and, in what she thinks is an abandoned house, finds a home with Marla, an elderly woman with dementia who believes her to be an old friend named Toffee.

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Main Author: Crossan, Sarah (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020.
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Identity > Young adult fiction.
Runaways > Young adult fiction.
Dementia > Young adult fiction.
Old age > Young adult fiction.
Child abuse > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Allison runs away and, in what she thinks is an abandoned house, finds a home with Marla, an elderly woman with dementia who believes her to be an old friend named Toffee.
Physical Description:416 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 12 and up.
Grades 10-12.
ISBN:9781547603299
1547603291
Author Notes:Sarah Crossan grew up in Ireland and England. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. She also completed her Masters in creative writing at the University of Warwick. In 2010, she received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing. She taught English for many years before deciding to writing fulltime. Her teen novels include Breathe, The Weight of Water, Resist: Breathe 2, Apple and Rain, and One. She was awarded The Bookseller's 2016 YA Book Prize as well as the CILIP Carnegie Medal for her novel, One.

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