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Trash
Two teen siblings run from foster life -- and find new expression as graffiti artists -- in a stark but hopeful poetic novel.
For sixteen-year-old Sissy and her brother Boy, trash is a reminder of one too many sorry foster placements they've endured, a way of life they can't wait to escape. Now on the run in search of their big sister Raynell, ironically they are forced to rely on their trash-picking skills for sustenance and shelter. Reunited at last with Raynell in St. Louis, Boy and Sissy shed their old identities, reinvent themselves as graffiti artists, and splash their new names on city bridges and walls. But one night's expedition goes horribly wrong, and Sissy looks again to trash, this time as the beginning of something artful and beautiful.
- "Fans of poetry and art alike will no doubt find inspiration in this story, while the elements of violence, sibling loyalty, grief, and survival ensure that even those readers with little patience for poetry will find themselves absorbed in Sissy's tale." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, USA.
About the author
Sharon Darrow is the author of "The Painters of Lexieville" and "Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: A Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein", illustrated by Angela Barrett. Sharon Darrow lives in Plainfield, Vermont.
Review
"The novel is sad, but moves towards an uplifting ending, a place where in the end it is possible to live for art." Reading Time
ISBN:
9780763626242
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
February 1, 2007
Dimensions:
140 x 210mm, 160pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$24.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock