What She Left Behind
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781442439511
Pages
237 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixteen-year-old Sara's mother goes missing before she and Sara can move to a new town to escape Sara's physically abusive father.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL610L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Family violence; death of a brother; physical abuse; abusive father
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
fathers; missing persons; high school; friendship; fleeing abuse; suitcase; mystery; denial
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bilen, Tracy, "What She Left Behind" (2012). Diverse Families. 449.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/449