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Twelve Steps to Normal

Autor Farrah Penn Cuvânt înainte de James Patterson Christie Moreau
en CD-Audio – 13 mar 2018 – vârsta de la 13 ani

În paginile acestui roman, adolescenții vor experimenta o călătorie profundă prin labirintul iertării și al redescoperirii de sine. Putem afirma că Twelve Steps to Normal nu este doar o poveste despre dificultățile maturizării, ci o explorare onestă a modului în care un tânăr încearcă să reconstruiască „normalitatea” într-o familie marcată de dependență. Observăm cum Kira, protagonista noastră, se întoarce acasă după ce tatăl ei finalizează tratamentul de reabilitare, purtând cu ea o listă ambițioasă de 12 pași menită să repare tot ce a fost distrus: de la relația cu bunica dispărută, până la legăturile tensionate cu prietenii și fostul iubit.

Atmosfera cărții amintește de Kyra, Just for Today de Sara Zarr, însă acolo unde Zarr se concentrează pe legătura strânsă dintre o fiică și o mamă aflată în recuperare de cinci ani, Farrah Penn plasează mizele în prezentul imediat și dureros al reconcilierii inițiale. Stilul narativ este visceral și plin de empatie, reflectând experiența autoarei în captarea atenției publicului tânăr. Deși Farrah Penn a explorat ulterior latura mai ludică a literaturii pentru tineret în The Kiss Bet: A Novel, debutul său rămâne ancorat într-o realitate socială acută, oferind o voce autentică celor peste 26 de milioane de copii care se confruntă cu alcoolismul în familie. Suntem de părere că ritmul narațiunii, deși alert, lasă suficient spațiu pentru reflecție, transformând lectura într-o experiență terapeutică despre acceptarea faptului că unele lucruri nu pot fi reparate exact cum au fost, dar pot deveni, prin efort, mult mai rezistente.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781478995302
ISBN-10: 1478995300
Dimensiuni: 133 x 146 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: HACHETTE AUDIO
Colecția Jimmy Patterson

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Recomandăm această carte adolescenților de peste 13 ani și părinților care caută o punte de comunicare pe teme sensibile. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă matură asupra iertării și învață că vulnerabilitatea nu este o slăbiciune. Este o lectură esențială pentru oricine a simțit vreodată că viața sa a fost scoasă de pe axă de deciziile altora și caută curajul de a o lua de la capăt.


Despre autor

Farrah Penn s-a născut și a crescut în Texas, într-o suburbie care a influențat decorul autentic al scrierilor sale. În prezent locuiește în Los Angeles, unde își împarte timpul între scris și proiectele sale editoriale pentru BuzzFeed. Twelve Steps to Normal marchează debutul său în beletristică, demonstrând o capacitate remarcabilă de a trata subiecte dificile cu delicatețe. Interesul său pentru dinamica relațiilor dintre tineri se regăsește și în alte lucrări ale sale, precum The Kiss Bet: A Novel, unde explorează tema primelor iubiri într-un registru mai optimist.


Descriere scurtă

James Patterson presents this emotionally resonant novel that shows that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired and made even stronger.

Kira's Twelve Steps To A Normal Life

1. Accept Grams is gone.
2. Learn to forgive Dad.
3. Steal back ex-boyfriend from best friend...

And somewhere between 1 and 12, realize that when your parent's an alcoholic, there's no such thing as "normal."
When Kira's father enters rehab, she's forced to leave everything behind--her home, her best friends, her boyfriend...everything she loves. Now her father's sober (again) and Kira is returning home, determined to get her life back to normal...exactly as it was before she was sent away.

But is that what Kira really wants?

Life, love, and loss come crashing together in this visceral, heartfelt story by BuzzFeed writer Farrah Penn about a girl who struggles to piece together the shards of her once-normal life before his alcoholism tore it apart.

Notă biografică

Farrah Penn was born and raised in a suburb in Texas that's far from the big city, but close enough to Whataburger. She now resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her gremlin dog and succulents. When she's not writing books, she can be found writing things for BuzzFeed and sending texts that contain too many emojis. Twelve Steps to Normal is her first novel.

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Praise forTwelve Steps to Normal:

A Publishers' Lunch 2018 Buzz Book

* "Penn creates a realistic character in Kira, one who finely balances the rational thoughts of a child of addiction with the emotional struggles of a high school student. Kira's journey should speak to many teenage readers, even those who do not have firsthand experience with addiction or addicts. ... A smart recommendation for readers looking to escape into a substantive world of personal discovery."—Kirkus, starred review
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a searing, gut-punch of a story--one that is, unfortunately, all too common. It takes us through all the painful steps of a relationship with someone suffering from addiction, but it does so in a voice that's funny and personal enough to make us want to keep turning the page, even when we are afraid of what we might find there."—Josh Sundquist, bestselling author of We Should Hang Out Sometime and Love and First Sight
"Funny, honest, and smart,Twelve Steps to Normalis filled with nuanced characters who you can't help caring about."—Melina Marchetta, author of the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Jellicoe Road
"Penn nicely captures the all-consuming emotions of a teen wrestling life into some sort of order. ... Penn's note to the reader explains that she too had a father who suffered from alcoholism, and it's this loving, compassionate hindsight that will speak honestly to readers in the same situation."—Booklist
"Twelve Steps to Normalis a powerful, heartfelt debut about the lengths we'll go for those we love, and the hurdles we encounter along the way. In pages brimming with honesty, Penn shines an empathetic light on addiction, ultimately demonstrating that forgiveness--not only its redemptive qualities, but its messy ones, too--is well worth the struggle."—David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland
"Farrah Penn's debut,Twelve Steps to Normal, is a heartfelt story about the aftermath of addiction. Equal parts swoony and poignant, I couldn't help but cheer for her main character Kira as she tries to put her life back together in the wake of loss."
Julie Buxbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things
"Step one: Pick up this compulsively readable book and fall in love with its richly drawn characters and deeply empathetic reminder that none of us are broken beyond repair.
Step two: Repeat."
Jeff Zentner, author of the ALA William C. Morris Award winner The Serpent King
"Poignant and powerful, Penn's story is searing in its insight into the human heart and the effects of addiction. Bravo!"—Adriana Mather, author of #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch
"Farrah Penn's characters feel like old friends and new loves, all intertwined in a story that feels achingly familiar yet entirely original. Bursting with humor and heart,Twelve Steps to Normalis a dazzling debut you won't want to miss."—Jessica Taylor, author of Junior Library Guild selection A Map for Wrecked Girls
"A heartfelt, nuanced story about learning to forgive and taking the best of the past, hoping for the best of the future. Kira's struggle to understand and move on from her father's flaws to her own is moving and real."
Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults title My Life Next Door

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When your parent's an alcoholic, normal life isn't a thing. But there are ways to redefine what normal--and happiness--really are.

Eight months ago, Kira's father was sent to rehab for alcoholism and she was forced to move in with her aunt across the country. She left behind everything--her best friends, her boyfriend, her dance team, and the life she'd known and loved. Now her father's done with rehab and wants her back home. But the normal life she once knew proves elusive--her friends are distant, one of them is dating her ex, and her dad brought home three strangers from rehab to live with them.

Is there any way to get back the life she once had? Kira embarks on her own twelve-step program to try to find some normalcy. But somewhere along the way, she learns that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired, and sometimes made even stronger.

Life, love, and loss come crashing together in this achingly authentic debut by Farrah Penn that will catch you and hold you close till the very end.