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Product Identifiers

PublisherORCA Book Publishers USA

ISBN-101551433125

ISBN-139781551433127

eBay Product ID (ePID)30232078

Product Key Features

Book TitleKat's Fall

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicLaw & Crime, Family / Parents, General, Social Themes / Sexual Abuse

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorShelley Hrdlitschka

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight4.9 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2004-101756

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromEighth Grade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisDarcy's mother is getting out of jail. Ten years ago she was convicted of throwing Darcy's baby sister off a fifth floor balcony. Kat survived, but Darcy has spent the last decade raising his sister, giving her the love and support she has been denied by an absent mother and an uncaring father. Now, with their mother about to be released, their father has decided he has had enough of parental responsibility and is determined to return the children to their mother's care. Darcy is horrified, and adamant that he will not subject his sister to the woman who once tried to murder her. Struggling to understand and control the anger and resentment that has consumed him, Darcy is forced to confront his feelings and engage with the outside world. With newfound friendships and the unflagging support of his teacher, Darcy is able to understand some of the pain of the past and accept that he cannot control everything. As he grudgingly re-establishes ties with the mother he thinks he hates, he is accused of a horrific act. It will take incredible strength--his own and others--to fight the charges, but he finds that truth is often an elusive concept and that trust--and love--are powerful allies., Darcy's mother is getting out of jail. Ten years ago she was convicted of throwing Darcy's baby sister off a fifth floor balcony. Kat survived, but Darcy has spent the last decade raising his sister, giving her the love and support she has been denied by an absent mother and an uncaring father. Now, with their mother about to be released, their father has decided he has had enough of parental responsibility and is determined to return the children to their mother's care. Darcy is horrified, and adamant that he will not subject his sister to the woman who once tried to murder her. Struggling to understand and control the anger and resentment that has consumed him, Darcy is forced to confront his feelings and engage with the outside world. With newfound friendships and the unflagging support of his teacher, Darcy is able to understand some of the pain of the past and accept that he cannot control everything. As he grudgingly re-establishes ties with the mother he thinks he hates, he is accused of a horrific act. It will take incredible strength-his own and others-to fight the charges, but he finds that truth is often an elusive concept and that trust-and love-are powerful allies. Kat's Fall is Shelley Hrdlitschka's fourth teen novel. Dancing Naked, the bestselling story of a pregnant teen's struggle to decide what do with her child was an ALA Quick Pick and an ALA Best Book nominee, and was a finalist for the CLA YA book award., When fifteen-year-old Darcy's mother is released from prison, he finds it is much harder to love than to hate, until he too is accused of a horrific crime.

LC Classification NumberMLCS 2006/13870 (P)