num_pages: 304
description: The story is told by a nine-year old boy, Charlie, who observes with an encompassing awe a pivotal year in the life of his older sister Graceanne. She's loud, intellectual and a ruthless physical and psychological daredevil, a girl whose ferocious exploits are the stuff of local legend and the stuff of all that Charlie aspires to be. He narrates Graceanne's painful passage into teenage, a passage made tempestuous by their violent mother.
language: English
title: This Is Graceanne's Book: A Novel
titlecomplete: This Is Graceanne's Book: A Novel
genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 291
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin