How do you forgiveyourself-and the people you love-when a shocking discovery leads to a hugemistake? Acclaimed author Christine Heppermann's novel-in-verse tacklesbetrayals and redemption among family and friends with her signatureunflinching-but always sharply witty-style. For fans of Elana K. Arnold, LauraRuby, and A. S. King. When Jorie wakes up inthe loft bed of a college boy she doesn't recognize, she's instantly filledwith regret.
What happened the night before? What led her to this place? Was ither father's infidelity? Her mother's seemingly weak acceptance? Her recentbreakup with Ian, the boy who loved her art and supported her through thehardest time of her life?As Jorie tries toreconstruct the events that led her to this point, free verse poems lead thereader through the current morning, as well as flashbacks to her relationshipswith her parents, her friends, her boyfriend, and the previous night.
With PoisonedApples: Poems for You, My Pretty and Ask Me How I GotHere, Christine Heppermann established herself as a vital voice inthought-provoking and powerful feminist writing for teens. Her poetry issurprising, wry, emotional, and searing. What Goes Up is byturns a scorchingly funny and a deeply emotional story that asks whether it'spossible to support and love someone despite the risk of being hurt.
Readers ofLaura Ruby, E. K. Johnston, Elana K. Arnold, and Laurie Halse Anderson willfind a complicated heroine they won't soon forget.
How do you forgiveyourself-and the people you love-when a shocking discovery leads to a hugemistake? Acclaimed author Christine Heppermann's novel-in-verse tacklesbetrayals and redemption among family and friends with her signatureunflinching-but always sharply witty-style. For fans of Elana K. Arnold, LauraRuby, and A. S. King. When Jorie wakes up inthe loft bed of a college boy she doesn't recognize, she's instantly filledwith regret.
What happened the night before? What led her to this place? Was ither father's infidelity? Her mother's seemingly weak acceptance? Her recentbreakup with Ian, the boy who loved her art and supported her through thehardest time of her life?As Jorie tries toreconstruct the events that led her to this point, free verse poems lead thereader through the current morning, as well as flashbacks to her relationshipswith her parents, her friends, her boyfriend, and the previous night.
With PoisonedApples: Poems for You, My Pretty and Ask Me How I GotHere, Christine Heppermann established herself as a vital voice inthought-provoking and powerful feminist writing for teens. Her poetry issurprising, wry, emotional, and searing. What Goes Up is byturns a scorchingly funny and a deeply emotional story that asks whether it'spossible to support and love someone despite the risk of being hurt.
Readers ofLaura Ruby, E. K. Johnston, Elana K. Arnold, and Laurie Halse Anderson willfind a complicated heroine they won't soon forget.