Starting from Here

Starting from Here

Authors

Lisa Jenn Jenn

Publisher

Amazon Publishing

Publication Year

2016

ISBN

9781477847541

Pages

282 pages

Genre

realism

Format

novel

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Sixteen-year-old Colby is barely hanging on with her mother dead, her long-haul trucker father often away, her almost-girlfriend dumping her for a boy, and her failing grades, when a stray dog appears and helps her find hope.

Grade Level

9-12

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Single parent; Gay/Lesbian; death of a mother; grief; single father; homosexual; lesbian teenager; same sex relationship

Main Character

girl

Race/Ethnicities

White

Family Formation

single father

LGBTQ+

female/female

Keywords

teenage girls; dating; high school; fathers and daughters; dogs; truck driver; injured dog; personal walls

Diversity Impact

direct

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