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Learning Seventeen

by (author) Brooke Carter

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 2018
Subjects
LGBT, Mental Illness, Loners & Outcasts
Categories
LGBTQ2S characters
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459815551
    Publish Date
    Jan 2018
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

New Hope Academy, or, as seventeen-year-old Jane Learning likes to call it, No Hope, is a Baptist reform school where Jane is currently being held captive.

Of course, smart, sarcastic Jane has no interest in reforming, failing to see any benefit to pretending to play well with others. But then Hannah shows up, a gorgeous bad girl with fiery hair and an even stormier disposition. She shows Jane how to live a full and fulfilling life even when the world tells you you're wrong, and how to believe in a future outside the "prison" walls. Jane soon learns, though, that Hannah is quietly battling some demons of her own.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

About the author

Brooke Carter was born and raised in beautiful British Columbia, where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC) and where she currently makes her home with her family. She is the author of the Orca Soundings titles Another Miserable Love Song and Learning Seventeen and the Orca Sports title Lucky Break. For more information, visit www.brookecarter.com.

Brooke Carter's profile page

Awards

  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens

Editorial Reviews

"Learning Seventeen is more than a simple coming-of-age story. Carter does not back down from the difficult topics…A very deep read. Highly Recommended."

CM Magazine