Turtle under ice

Title:

Turtle under ice

Author:

Del Rosario, Juleah, author.

Personal Author:

Del Rosario, Juleah, author.

ISBN:

9781534442955

Physical Description:

pages cm

Abstract:

Told in two voices, sisters Row and Ariana are frozen by grief over their mother's death, years before, until Ariana leaves for reasons Row does not understand.

Reading Level:

Ages 12 up. Simon Pulse.

Grades 10-12. Simon Pulse.

Subject Term:

Novels in verse.

Sisters -- Fiction.

Grief -- Fiction.

Summary:

Told in two voices, sisters Row and Ariana are frozen by grief over their mother's death, years before, until Ariana leaves for reasons Row does not understand.

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Library	Material Type	Shelf Number	Status
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A teen navigates questions of grief, identity, and guilt in the wake of her sister's mysterious disappearance in this breathtaking novel-in-verse from the author of 500 Words or Less --perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo.

Rowena feels like her family is a frayed string of lights that someone needs to fix with electrical tape. After her mother died a few years ago, she and her sister, Ariana, drifted into their own corners of the world, each figuring out in their own separate ways how to exist in a world in which their mother is no longer alive.

But then Ariana disappears under the cover of night in the middle of a snowstorm, leaving no trace or tracks. When Row wakes up to a world of snow and her sister's empty bedroom, she is left to piece together the mystery behind where Ariana went and why, realizing along the way that she might be part of the reason Ariana is gone.

Haunting and evocative--and told in dual perspectives-- Turtle Under Ice examines two sisters frozen by grief as they search for a way to unthaw.

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Kirkus Review

Two sisters struggle to overcome the loss of their mother.Rowena is a star soccer player with an abundance of friends. Her older sister, Ariana, is quiet, has no talents or hobbies, and pushed away her only friend. At risk of not graduating high school and feeling like a failure, Ariana leaves in the middle of the night without telling anyone. When Row wakes up and finds her sister missing, she feels unmoored. Seeking comfort, Row invites her best friend over but is instead forced to face her feelings head-on, including opening up about the fresh misery of her stepmother's miscarriage. Meanwhile, on a bus heading to the city, Ariana must also confront her inner demons when she runs into her former friend. With a sea of sadness separating them, the sisters must find a way to overcome their own pain and open their eyes to each other's suffering. Told candidly in first-person free verse poems narrated by each sister, this story of siblings navigating the world without their mother is quiet and poignant. Use of plainspoken language to illustrate the intricacies of sisterhood and explore the depths of mourning makes this accessible for reluctant readers. Row and Ariana's father and stepmother are Filipino; their late mother is cued as Chamorro. A moving story about sisterhood, family, and overcoming the insurmountable mountain that is grief. (Verse novel. 12-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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