Something to hang on to
By: Beverley Brenna
Publisher: Thistledown Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Saskatoon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781897235577
Subjects: Friendship; Juvenile fiction; Teenagers; Fiction; Teenagers with disabilities; Fear; Down syndrome; Muscular dystrophy
Description: In "Something to Hang On To" award-winning author Beverley Brenna constructs a diverse cast of quirky and honest young teens in tough times. In varied settings characters battle through adversity: a fear of heights, family violence, the physical cage of Down syndrome, ossifying muscular dystrophy, the artistic world of autism, and even a toe caught in the vacuum.
Table of contents: title: Dragon tamer; title: Foil butterflies; title: Jazz shoes; title: Gift of the old wives; title: Finding your voice; title: One of the guys; title: The phone call; title: Toe jam; title: Life looks different from the south end of a parachute at five-thousand feet above sea level; title: Something to hold on to; title: Traveling light : an existential play in one act; title: Starting with angels.