Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
04/23/19
Pages:
298 pages
ISBN:
1-250-29459-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-250-29459-3
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2017020295
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
When freshman Ellie Frias catches the eye of Caleb, the handsome son of a local politician, she can barely believe it. She's been desperately trying to blend in with the crowd, but Caleb makes her feel seen in a way she never imagined she'd want. Meanwhile, a pair of young men are assaulting women in the abandoned houses plaguing the small town, and when Ellie goes missing, rumors about the young men are impossible to ignore. In a breathy, lyrical voice, Carter tells an all-too-familiar story about violence, rape culture, and the damaging shortcomings of the justice system in response to sexual assault. Carter builds a deeply evocative setting town besieged by failing industry and a vampiric real-estate developer ich is a fitting background for a story about a community turning its back on its vulnerable residents. Though the pace drags a bit when a police investigation finally begins, the pointed conversation about rape culture and violence remains timely and important. Hand to readers who loved Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999).
Horn Book
Young Chuck finds a toy fire truck at a yard sale and gleefully takes it home. When the truck goes missing, "Chuck is dumbstruck," but he gets it back in time for it to sleep beside him that night. Simple cartoon illustrations enhance the everyday drama of the brief text, which playfully uses words rhyming with truck. Toy-truck fans (and others) will enjoy this one.
This YA debut takes a raw and heartbreaking look at rape culture; for "readers who loved Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak ." ( Booklist ) Ellie Frias disappeared long before she vanished. Tormented throughout middle school, Ellie begins her freshman year with a new look: she doesn't need to be popular; she just needs to blend in with the wallpaper. But when the unthinkable happens, Ellie finds herself trapped after a brutal assault. She wasn't the first victim, and now she watches it happen again and again. She tries to hold on to her happier memories in order to get past the cold days, waiting for someone to find her. The problem is, no one searches for a girl they never noticed in the first place. TE Carter's stirring and visceral debut I Stop Somewhere not only discusses and dismantles rape culture, but it also reminds us what it is to be human. Praise for I Stop Somewhere " I Stop Somewhere is an achingly beautiful novel that delves into the issues surrounding rape and the treatment of sexual assault victims." -- VOYA , starred review "In a breathy, lyrical voice, Carter tells an all-too-familiar story about violence, rape culture, and the damaging shortcomings of the justice system in response to sexual assault. . . . the pointed conversation about rape culture and violence remains timely and important . Hand to readers who loved Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999)." -- Booklist "Heartbreakingly realistic."-- School Library Journal
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