Reason to Breathe
Publisher
Amazon Children's Publishing
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781477817148
Pages
466 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the affluent town of Weslyn, Connecticut, where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all. She's more concerned with feigning perfection- pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises, not wanting anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Without expecting it, she finds love. It challenges her to recognize her own worth- at the risk of revealing the terrible secret she's desperate to hide.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Kinship care; Family violence; death of a father; uncle and aunt raising niece; abusive aunt
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
aunt and uncle
Awards
Goodreads Choice Award, 2010, Nominee, Middle Grade
Goodreads Choice Award, 2011, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
bruises; love; self-worth; bravery; romantic relationship; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Donovan, Rebecca, "Reason to Breathe" (2013). Diverse Families. 1083.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1083