Because I Am Furniture
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780670062980
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The youngest of three siblings, fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected that her father abuses her brother and sister but ignores her, but when she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to take action.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family violence; domestic abuse; abusive father; rage; violence; abuse
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Amelia Bloomer List, 2010
Best of the Best Books, 2009
Pure Poetry, 2008
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
Reading Olympics Booklist, 2016
None
Arkansas Teen Book Award, 2011
Nominee
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, 2012-2013
Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2011
Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award, 2011
Nominee
Tayshas High School Reading List, 2010
None
Virginia Readers' Choice Award, 2011-2012
Nominee
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, 2012-2013, Honor Book
Keywords
rape; child abuse; guilt; child sexual abuse; sex crimes; high schools
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Chaltas, Thalia, "Because I Am Furniture" (2010). Diverse Families. 1039.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1039