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Beneath a Meth Moon
Contributor(s): Woodson, Jacqueline (Author)

ISBN: 0399252509 ISBN-13: 9780399252501
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2012

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2011046799

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 730 HL (High-Low)

Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.69" W x 8.69" L (0.71 lbs) 144 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Family

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, High School, 2014
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2014
Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2013
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Fourteen and Up, 2013
Florida Teens Read, Finalist, Grades 9-12, 2014

Review Citations: Booklist 12/15/2011 pg. 53
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2012 pg. 86
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2012 pg. 2459
School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 138
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2012 pg. 123
Shelf Awareness 03/13/2012
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 84
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 118 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 148542
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she's still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel's new life is going well, with a new best friend, a place on the cheerleading squad and T-Boom, co-captain of the basketball team, for a boyfriend. Yet Laurel is haunted by voices and memories from her past.

When T-Boom introduces Laurel to meth, she immediately falls under its spell, loving the way it erases, even if only briefly, her past. But as she becomes alienated from her friends and family, she becomes a shell of her former self, and longs to be whole again. With help from an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee, she's able to begin to rewrite her story and start to move on from her addiction.

Incorporating Laurel's bittersweet memories of life before and during the hurricane, this is a stunning novel by one of our finest writers. Jacqueline Woodson's haunting - but ultimately hopeful - story is beautifully told and one readers will not want to miss.

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