Hand Me Down

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Literary
Cover of the book Hand Me Down by Melanie Thorne, Penguin Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Melanie Thorne ISBN: 9781101561690
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: April 12, 2012
Imprint: Plume Language: English
Author: Melanie Thorne
ISBN: 9781101561690
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: April 12, 2012
Imprint: Plume
Language: English

A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2012

**“Hand Me Down, which recalls the gritty power of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, is fiction with the ring of truth.” –**San Jose Mercury News

Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Reid has spent her life protecting her sister, Jaime, from their parents’ cruel mistakes and broken promises. When their mother chooses her second husband and their new family over raising her firstborn girls, Elizabeth and Jaime are separated and risk losing the shelter of each other. Hand Me Down indelibly captures a contemporary family journey--how two young people, against incredible odds, forge lives of their own in the face of an uncertain future.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2012

**“Hand Me Down, which recalls the gritty power of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, is fiction with the ring of truth.” –**San Jose Mercury News

Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Reid has spent her life protecting her sister, Jaime, from their parents’ cruel mistakes and broken promises. When their mother chooses her second husband and their new family over raising her firstborn girls, Elizabeth and Jaime are separated and risk losing the shelter of each other. Hand Me Down indelibly captures a contemporary family journey--how two young people, against incredible odds, forge lives of their own in the face of an uncertain future.

More books from Penguin Publishing Group

Cover of the book Revenge by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book The Reef by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book The Color of Water by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Where the Dead Lie by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book The Mirador by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Drive Me Crazy by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book One Plus One by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book The Eastern Stars by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Barely Legal by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Quick & Dirty by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book If Looks Could Chill by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Into the Storm by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book God Is Back by Melanie Thorne
Cover of the book Pick Your Poison by Melanie Thorne
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy