A Void the Size of the World
Published on 3. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4814-8572-2 (ISBN)
Description
A girl must face the consequences after her actions indirectly lead to her sister's disappearance in this haunting novel about sisterhood, tragedy, and the hole that's left behind when we lose a loved one.
Rhylee didn't mean to kiss her sister's boyfriend. At least, not the first time. But it doesn't matter, because her sister, Abby, caught them together, ran into the dark woods behind their house...and never came home.
As evidence mounts that something terrible has happened to Abby, no one wants to face the truth. Rhylee can't bring herself to admit what she's done: that she is the reason her sister ran away. Now Tommy, Abby's boyfriend, is the prime suspect in her disappearance, and Rhylee's world has been turned upside down. Slowly, Rhylee's family is breaking-their lives hinging on the hope that Abby will return. Rhylee knows they need to face the truth and begin healing-but how can they, when moving on feels like a betrayal? And how do you face the guilt of wishing a person gone...when they actually disappear?
Rhylee didn't mean to kiss her sister's boyfriend. At least, not the first time. But it doesn't matter, because her sister, Abby, caught them together, ran into the dark woods behind their house...and never came home.
As evidence mounts that something terrible has happened to Abby, no one wants to face the truth. Rhylee can't bring herself to admit what she's done: that she is the reason her sister ran away. Now Tommy, Abby's boyfriend, is the prime suspect in her disappearance, and Rhylee's world has been turned upside down. Slowly, Rhylee's family is breaking-their lives hinging on the hope that Abby will return. Rhylee knows they need to face the truth and begin healing-but how can they, when moving on feels like a betrayal? And how do you face the guilt of wishing a person gone...when they actually disappear?
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Edition
Reprint
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
f-c gloss lam cover w- spot matte
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4814-8572-2 (9781481485722)
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Rachele Alpine
A Void the Size of the World
E-Book
07/2017
Simon Pulse;Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
€8.89
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Person
One of Rachele Alpine's first jobs was at a library, but it didn't last long, because all she did was hide in the third-floor stacks and read. Now she's a little more careful about when and where she indulges her reading habit. Rachele is a high school English teacher by day, a wife and mother by night, and a writer during any time she can find in between. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where she writes middle grade and young adult novels. Visit her at RacheleAlpine.com.