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Gem & Dixie
Contributor(s): Zarr, Sara (Author)

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ISBN: 0062434594     ISBN-13: 9780062434593
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 14-UP
Grade Level: 9-UP
Lexile Measure: 650 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" L (0.80 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 12/15/2016 pg. 46
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 107
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 161
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2017
BookPage 04/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 164 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 188897
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go." --Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint Anything

From renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously written story about the complex relationship between two sisters from a broken home.

Gem has never known what it is to have security. She's never known an adult she can truly rely on. But the one constant in her life has been Dixie. Gem grew up taking care of her sister when no one else could: not their mother, whose issues make it hard for her to keep food on the table, and definitely not their father, whose intermittent presence is the only thing worse than his frequent absence.

Even as Gem and Dixie have grown apart, they've always had each other.

When their dad returns home for the first time in years and tries to insert himself back into their lives, Gem finds herself with an unexpected opportunity: three days with Dixie--on their own in Seattle and beyond.

But this short trip soon becomes something more, as Gem discovers that that to save herself, she may have to sever the one bond she's tried so hard to keep.

A complex and gripping story centered around the relationship of two sisters from a broken home. This book was so meaningful and realistic (from the Brightly.com review, which named Gem and Dixie one of the best books of 2017).


Contributor Bio(s): Zarr, Sara: -

Sara Zarr is the author of six acclaimed novels for young adults, including Story of a Girl, The Lucy Variations, and Gem & Dixie. She's a National Book Award finalist and two-time Utah Book Award winner. Her novels have been variously named to annual best books lists of the American Library Association, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, the Guardian, the New York Public Library, and the Los Angeles Public Library and have been translated into many languages. She lives in Utah with her husband and online at www.sarazarr.com.


 
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