If This Were a Story by Beth Turley - ISBN: 9781534420625
Paperback
Stories help a girl cope with bullies and family troubles.

If This Were a Story

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2019

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.

If this were a sto…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781534420625
ISBN-10:1534420622
Author:Beth Turley
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:1 October 2019
Weight:170g
Dimensions:18mm x 130mm x 194mm
Audience Age:8-12
A-Format
If This Were a Story by Beth Turley - ISBN: 9781534420625
130 × 194 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
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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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