Rabbit ears
By: Maggie De Vries
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780062332905
Subjects: Adopted children; Magicians; Sisters; Orphans; Problem youth; Fiction
Description: Kaya, who is adopted and multiracial, has just been released from a Youth Detention Centre and is carrying a painful secret: she was sexually abused by a neighbour for years. Kaya keeps away, repeatedly disappearing into a life of sex work and addiction. Meanwhile, her sister, Beth, uses food and a rediscovered love of magic tricks to escape her own troubles. Though both girls struggle through darkness and pain, they eventually find their way towards a moment of illumination and healing.
Notes: "A novel"--Cover.

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Forest of Reading 2016 nominee

White Pine award nominee 2016