As if her parents' divorce and sister's departure for college weren't bad enough, fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school-which has become a nightmare-daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realising just how bad things are. But she can't keep her ruse up forever. Ricky's afraid, angry, alone, and one suspension away from repeating ninth grade when she realises: she can't be held back. She'll do whatever it takes to move forward-even if it means changing the person she's become. Lured out of her funk by a quirky classmate, Oliver, who's been there too, Ricky's porcupine exterior begins to shed some spines. Maybe asking for help isn't the worst thing in the world. Maybe accepting circumstances doesn't mean giving up.
| ISBN: | 9781623541835 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2021 |
| Author: | Karol Ruth Silverstein |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction Stories about Family and Friends |
As if her parents' divorce and sister's departure for college weren't bad enough, fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school-which has become a nightmare-daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realising just how bad things are. But she can't keep her ruse up forever. Ricky's afraid, angry, alone, and one suspension away from repeating ninth grade when she realises: she can't be held back. She'll do whatever it takes to move forward-even if it means changing the person she's become. Lured out of her funk by a quirky classmate, Oliver, who's been there too, Ricky's porcupine exterior begins to shed some spines. Maybe asking for help isn't the worst thing in the world. Maybe accepting circumstances doesn't mean giving up.
Cursed features in the following genres: Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Stories about Family and Friends
Cursed is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Cursed was written by Karol Ruth Silverstein and published by Charlesbridge
Cursed has 336 pages
£9.89