Gingras, Charlotte. Pieces of me kids can press, New York: 2009.144 pp. HC 978-1-55453-242-1 $17.95; PBK 978-1-55453-432-6 $8.95
*****
The narrative of this beautiful, lyrical novel unfolds itself in short vignettes, like a delicate bird skimming just above the water immersion and again to exit deepening waves on the surface.
15 Year-old is like a wounded young bird that can loose from the nest (copyright) Mirabelle not. To escape from her father who could handle mentally ill mother not abandoned, Mira's loneliness and desire are noticeable immediate from the opening pages, anchoring empathy from the reader, who you feel pain and silently cheer when Mira finally starts to test their wings. Their preliminary friendship with CATH, the new girl in her art class inventeth Mira from their shell.Carry a color other than black, eating French fries according to school in a café and as top student in art class, triumphs are rich.
Just when things look up who reveals Cath Mira unknowingly.In quick succession Mira is by three men in your life destroyed. (nicknamed "the Birdman" Mira, because he rehabilitated birds) your sensitive art teacher who sees Mira is how fragile and recommends is advice.Mira start Paule blind but insightful school therapist, helps to fit the shattered pieces of it together yourself.
Literary references and symbolism in the Überfluss.Bibliothekare Mira, love because you readers and library user ist.Teen be girls with Mira's fight to your identity, to make to identify conflicts with her mother and your curiosity about their budding sexuality.
Published in French, it seems to be nothing in the translation verloren.Die is originally English translation all sparse, elegant prose and a definite contender for the Batchelder Award.
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