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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

Publisher
Bloomsbury YA
Categories
Teen & Young Adult
Author Name
Brian Conaghan
Illustrated by
Original Language
United Kingdom
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Not yet sold
Hardcover
368 pages
Dimensions
5.86 x 1.26 x 8.42 inches
ISBN / ISSN / Unique Identifier
978-1681194820

Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of When Mr. Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together comes a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and timely story that asks: how far would you go for family? As the person who cares for his terminally-ill mother, Bobby Seed has a lot on his plate. Add to that a responsibility to watch over his little brother (with his endless question about why their mother is in so much pain), keeping up at school, and navigating a relationship with a girl friend who wants to be a girlfriend, and he's barely keeping his head above the water. Something's got to give. But then Bobby's mother makes a request, one that seems impossible.... + Read more