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Alma presses play

"Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by consta...

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Main Author: Cane, Tina, 1969- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Make Me a World, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Teenage girls > Young adult fiction.
Racially mixed people > Young adult fiction.
Families > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Jewish teenagers > Young adult fiction.
Family life > Young adult fiction.
Coming of age > Young adult fiction.
New York (N.Y) > Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans > Young adult.
Novels in verse > Young adult.
Summary: "Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents file for divorce, and just like that her childhood seems to be over. Among this world of confusing beginnings, middles, and endings, could there be a roadmap for Alma to truly find herself?"--OCLC.
Physical Description: 324 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 323, 324).
ISBN: 9780593121146
0593121147
0593121155
9780593121153
Author Notes: Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, surrounded by artists and writers and musicians, and she draws much of her creative inspiration from that era. The founder/ director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, Tina also currently serves as the poet laureate of Rhode Island where she lives with her husband and three children, who are also a major source of inspiration.

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