Book Information
- Series: Lorimer SideStreets
- Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Publication Date: 15 August 2017
- Copyright Year: 2017
- ISBN: 9781459412521
- Page Count: 184
- Dimensions: 5.3" x 7.5"
- Interest ages: 13-18
- Reading level: Grade 5
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Saving Grad
by Karen Spafford-Fitz
Vienna, a mixed-race teen and her mother experience racism and domestic violence while living with her step-father. They try to escape the situation by moving to a big city where they begin to start new lives. But staying under the radar is tough, and when her step-father shows up threatening her at her new high school's grad party, Vienna has to find a way to keep herself, her mother, and her friends out of harm's way.
This book illustrates the very real circumstances women and children victims of domestic abuse face and one family's struggle to escape a violent situation.
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