{"product_id":"9781416997306","title":"Glimpse","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGlimpse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Carol Lynch Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one moment \u003cbr\u003eit is over. \u003cbr\u003eIn one moment \u003cbr\u003eit is gone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe morning grows \u003cbr\u003ethin, grey \u003cbr\u003eand our lives- \u003cbr\u003ehow they were- \u003cbr\u003ehave vanished. \u003cbr\u003eOur lives have \u003cbr\u003echanged \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewhen I walk in \u003cbr\u003eon Lizzie \u003cbr\u003emy sister \u003cbr\u003eholding a shotgun. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve year old girl Hope's life is turned upside down when her older sister Lizzie becomes an elective mute and is institutionalized after trying to kill herself. Ever since their dad died Hope and Lizzie have relied on each other from a young age. Their mother is a reluctant and unreliable parent at best, who turns tricks to support the family. Throughout the course of this lyrical and heartbreaking narrative readers and Hope discover that the mother is prostituting Lizzie and it’s up to Hope to bring the truth to light to save her sister. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith raw and haunting writing reminiscent of Ellen Hopkins and Elizabeth Scott, Carol Lynch Williams is a promising new YA voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Glimpse is a subtle punch in the gut. Williams’ demonstrates how courage, resilience, and love can help young people in the most dire of situations survive. This is a book I will read again and one I will recommend to teachers and to my own students.\"\u003ci\u003e -- \u003c\/i\u003eChris Crowe, author, professor at BYU and former ALAN president.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" An edge-of-the-seat thriller written in sharp, glinting shards of words. Held in, held back, whispered and shouted. Fantastic!\" \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eTim Wynne-Jones, author of the \u003ci\u003eUninvited\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brutal, gripping story.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A page-turner for Ellen Hopkins fans.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This well-paced, raw novel-in-verse is a worthy purchase, especially for Ellen Hopkins's fans who are looking for another verse novel in which teens overcome dire circumstances.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/b\u003e, August 2010\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781416997306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40589049692366,"sku":"9781416997306","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_0d4e26fe-77de-422e-8e3b-3b1ddbf1accc.jpg?v=1637710960","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781416997306","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}