If This Were a Story by Beth Turley - ISBN: 9781534420618
Hardcover
Stories help a girl navigate bullies and family troubles with magic.

If This Were a Story

  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2018

Summary

“An imaginative debut.” —Booklist “Hannah’s growth is organic and well earned.” —Publishers Weekly

In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut.

Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that.

I wish I felt the same way.

I…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781534420618
ISBN-10:1534420614
Author:Beth Turley
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 November 2018
Weight:295g
Dimensions:25mm x 140mm x 178mm
Audience Age:8-12
A-Format
If This Were a Story by Beth Turley - ISBN: 9781534420618
140 × 178 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Hannah’s growth is organic and well earned.” – Publishers Weekly
“Like Ali Benjamin’s The Thing about Jellyfish (2015), Turley’s accomplished novel is deeply rooted in the imagination of its protagonist, whose hopes and fears are truthfully voiced… .An imaginative debut.” – Booklist

About The Author

Beth Turley

Beth Turley is a graduate of the MFA in creative and professional writing program at Western Connecticut State University. She lives and writes in southeastern Connecticut, where the leaves changing color feels like magic and the water is never too far away. She is the author of If This Were a Story, The Last Tree Town, The Flyers, and This Close to Home.

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