Critically acclaimed author Frances O'Roark Dowell has penned numerous books for young adults, including the Edgar Award-winning Dovey Coe. The Second Life of Abigail Walker introduces listeners to Abby, a sixth grader who's a little heavier than her peers--and who shoulders the brunt of their ridicule because of it. Finally giving up on trying to fit in, Abby discovers a new life, and new friends, waiting just around the bend.
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“Dowell masterfully
handles the hot button topic of bullying and will have readers contemplating
the pettiness and self-loathing that supports it. Beating at the triumphant
heart of the book is Abigail’s realization that life is fullest when
experienced genuinely. This is a story of Abigail’s crossings: crossing a
computer lab to make a friend; crossing a street to find peaceful isolation;
crossing a creek to escape a tormentor; and crossing all the lines drawn to
prevent her from feeling alive inside. A timely and heartening book for today’s
middle schoolers.”
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