Burn Girl - Mandy Mikulencak 电子书mobi+epub
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Teens > Literature & Fiction > Social & Family Issues
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807522171
ISBN-13: 978-0807522172
2016 Westchester Fiction Award
Burn Girl Hardcover – September 1, 2015
by Mandy Mikulencak (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Girl-Mandy-Mikulencak/dp/0807522171
Product details
Teens > Literature & Fiction > Social & Family Issues
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807522171
ISBN-13: 978-0807522172
Arlie's face was disfigured by burns when her stepfather's meth lab exploded. After that, Arlie discovered the street smarts and survival skills she needed to shelter her addict mother, since the law and Lloyd, her deranged stepfather, are both looking for them. People died in the explosion and everyone wants answers. But Arlie's carefully constructed world is ripped apart when her mother overdoses shortly after Arlie's 16th birthday. Now she can no longer remain hidden. Social Services steps in and before Arlie can make sense of anything, she is following the rules, going to school, and living in a 31-foot Airstream trailer with an eccentric uncle she didn't even know she had. Then she meets a boy who doesn't care about her scars or her past. Just when she begins to think a normal life might be possible, Lloyd shows up. He's looking for the drug money he insists Arlie's mother stole. Will Arlie be able to shield her Uncle and her boyfriend from Lloyd? Did Lloyd somehow play a role in her mother's death? And can she get rid of him once and for all before her world blows apart again?
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—Arlie has found her drug-addicted mother dead in their cheap hotel, a long-term marginal home in Durango, NM. The police assume the cause is an overdose even though Arlie has tried to make things presentable. For several years, the 16-year-old has not gone to school; instead, she's lived a hardscrabble life with the mother who stole her away from foster care in the wake of a meth lab explosion caused by her stepfather Lloyd. The fire has left Arlie with burn scars on half her face, which have caused her to be isolated from her peers. After her mother's funeral and the new beginnings of therapy and foster care, Frank, an uncle from Texas, comes to be her guardian, and Arlie finds herself suddenly attending school and trying to get to know a man who deeply regrets never knowing his niece or being able to help when she was in trouble. She joins the chorale, begins to build a relationship with Frank, and even discovers that Cody, a cute blind guy, appears to be into her. This tenuous new life is threatened by shadows of the dangerous past she thought was years and miles behind her. The many plotlines and issues often overwhelm the narrative and the writing style never quite comes together. VERDICT A serviceable problem novel with elements of romance and suspense somewhat undermined by mediocre YA authenticity.—Suzanne Gordon, Lanier High School, Sugar Hill, GA
Review
"The well-drawn supporting characters hold everything together, notably best friend Mo, love interest Cody, and grandmother figure Dora. Frank, however, is the life of the story. As a first-time father to a teen niece he's just met, he's a wonderfully awkward mix of clueless and clued-in as he navigates his new role and works to create a home for Arlie." Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2015
"A serviceable problem novel with elements of romance and suspense." School Library Journal, September 1, 2015
"Readers will like the part survival, part romance, part friendship story." VOYA, December 2015
"While Arlie's decision to try to face Lloyd alone will frustrate some readers, Mikulencak's debut effectively reveals the fear and hard-learned self-reliance that fuel Arlie's actions. There aren't many YA novels from this perspective, and Mikulencak does a good job of illuminating Arlie's matter-of-fact point of view and surrounding her with supportive, multifaceted characters. Compassionate and moving." Booklist, September 15, 2015
About the Author
Mandy Mikulencak has been a writer her entire working life. First, as a journalist then as an editor and PR specialist for two national nonprofits and a United Nations agency. Today she lives in the mountains of Southwest Colorado with her husband, Andy. She writes YA and adult fiction.
Her first book, Burn Girl, has been honored with a 2016 Westchester Fiction Award. Her next book, The Last Suppers, will be released Dec. 26, 2017, from Kensington Publishing's new hardcover imprint, John Scognamiglio Books.
www.mandymikulencak.com
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