Keesha's House
A verse novel about troubled teenagers who find temporary refuge and one another in a shared house.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- 2013-01-08
- Pages
- 144 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.84 x 0.91 x 20.7 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780312641276
- ISBN-10
- 0312641273
- Price
- 2094 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books
An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can't make it on their own. They are Stephie – pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason – Stephie's boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay – in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; Carmen – arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris – disowned by his father after disclosing that he's gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie – angry at her mother's loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school. Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms – sestinas and sonnets – Helen Frost's extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties. Keesha's House is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
HELEN FROST is the author of many award-winning books for children and young adults, including Diamond Willow , winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, The Braid , Crossing Stones , and Hidden , available from FSG in May 2011. She is the recipient of a 2009-2010 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Reviews
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My 13-year-old loves this book. She typically does not ...
My 13-year-old loves this book. She typically does not read poetry typed books but loves this one. She was very interested to see someone write about what really happens to some teenagers/people and write it in a way to make it to where people are drawn to read it and want to understand. She believes that it is important to know that not everyone goes through the same thing, so remember this before you try to judge or criticize someone.
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Great book
Awesome book my daughter needed for her school read. 100% satisfied
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a heartrending novel about young people at crossroads in their lives
Several teenage protagonists are in various stages of self-discovery, confusion, and conflict: a girl and her reluctant boyfriend deal with her pregnancy; a boy reveals his homosexuality to his parents and is subsequently thrown out of his home; and other parents of the characters are imprisoned, abusive, or deceased. Joe is a young man who owns his aunt's home. Because she took him in when he was twelve-years-old, he now wants to help troubled youth. Even though it's Joe's house, local kids refer to it as Keesha's place. Keesha's mother is dead, her father is an alcoholic, and she stays with Joe. Knowing what it's like to be lost and alone, Keesha informs other young people that there's room at Joe's house if they need a safe haven. Not only do the teenagers come across with their problems, but there are passages featuring the points of view of the adults who are involved with them. There's a lot of pain, but also hope for them. Written in poetic form, this is a heartrending novel about young people at crossroads in their lives.
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Project for school...
My son had to have this book for a school project. He reports that he loves the book and even recommended that I read it. Lol. He is starting his first year of high school this year.
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and they loved it! They would ask to read everyday
I read this with my 11th grade classes, and they loved it! They would ask to read everyday.