Peeling the Onion: A gripping story, told with honesty and biting humourFollowing an automobile accident in which her neck is broken, a teenage karate champion begins a long and painful recovery with the help of her family. The car accident changed everything. Before, Anna knew who she was and what she looked like-a pretty, popular girl who loved karate. But now she's a stranger to her family, her friends, and even herself. Anna's body has betrayed her, and she knows it will never be the same. All the layers that made up the old Anna-her looks, her friends, her sport-have been peeled away, leaving her to face the question of who she really is, and what she wants to be. |
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Page 107 - I feel our bodies memorising each other — this is where I belong, this is where I want to be!
Page 27 - I'd spit in your face and tell you how I felt. You're a fraud — you trick people into worshipping you, you and your mercy are nothing but lies. I don't know what you think I did to deserve this, but I will never forgive you and never, never, stop hating you. 'A woman like that! Haunches on her like a working bullock!
Page 9 - Nobody tells you that real pain is more than something in your body, it's a black vortex that engulfs your mind, leaving you wondering if there's a border between life and death and which side you're on.
Page 7 - God, what have I done to deserve this? If you want to kill me, do it quickly. Punch my teeth out one by one; pry my fingernails off with rusty nails, anything but this, this has gone right off the borders of pain and into another galaxy.
Page 66 - ... the deepest, harshest grief has been buried. I didn't think I could feel like this and still live, but the misery, the tears, and the terrible wailing noise...
Page 34 - I still feel the same way — you're not going to cheat me again. I'm going to be better faster than anyone you've ever seen. Beating an injury is just a question of how determined you are, and I'm determined.
Page 123 - Laura and she says that it's my time, to talk about whatever I like, and that nothing I say will leave the room.
Page 1 - I want to claw my way out but can't move, want to scream but don't know how. The blackness is swallowing me and I know that if I can't fight it the me will be gone and the blackness will go on without end.
Page 16 - One joins in the chatter and surface of daily life, of being a friend, a...
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From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges Between Young Adult Literature and ... Sarah K. Herz,Donald R. Gallo No preview available - 2005 |