Sawkill Girls
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062696601
Pages
447 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After girls mysteriously disappear on the island of Sawkill Rock, three unlikely friends come together to destroy the Collector, a monster from another world who grows stronger with each kill.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Family member death; Family violence; Bisexuality; Asexuality/Aromantic; single mother; single father; death of a father; death of a mother; abusive mother; same-sex relationship; bisexual teenager; asexual teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
single mother; single father
LGBTQ+
bisexual female; asexual female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Young Adult (Speculative Fiction)
25 Best Young Adult Books, 2018
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2018
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2019 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
demons; magic; cults; missing girls; murder; friendship; island; horses
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Legrand, Claire, "Sawkill Girls" (2018). Diverse Families. 1772.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1772