The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781681194820
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Seventeen-year-old Bobby Seed, the devoted but exhausted primary caregiver for his terminally-ill mother and difficult younger brother, finds respite in a support group and good friends, but must face his mother's impossible choice alone
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Family Member Death; Gay/Lesbian; Neurological Disorder; death of a mother; death; grief; loss; gay; gay teenager; multiple sclerosis
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
gay
Awards
Carnegie Medal, 2019, Long List, Children's Book
Independent Book Shop Week Book Award, 2019, Short List, Children's Book
Irish Children's Book of the Year, 2018, Winner Young Adult
Keywords
carer; illness; episodes; family; friendship; group therapy; meetings; retreat; drugs; alcohol; music; recording; assisted suicide
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Conaghan, Brian, "The Weight of a Thousand Feathers" (2019). Diverse Families. 2064.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2064