Karen Finneyfrock

Starbird has spent the first 16 years of her life on a commune in the woods of Washington State, so when she gets her Calling to become a waitress at the farm's satellite restaurant in Seattle, it means leaving behind the only place she's ever known and entering the World Outside. Simultaneous eBook.

Starbird Murphy and the World Outside

Fourteen-year-old Celia, hurt by her parents' separation, the loss of her only friend and a classmate's cruelty, has only her poetry for solace until newcomer Drake Berlin befriends her and—sharing his deepest, darkest secret—seeks her help in connecting with the boy he left behind.

The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door

Rachel McKibbens

Mindy Nettifee

A collection of fierce, empowering poems by living, self-identified women writers intended for girls age 12-21. Full of advice, critique, reflection, commiseration, humor, sorrow and rage, this anthology includes poems by some of the most exciting female poets writing and performing today. Courage; Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls will live in lockers, backpacks and under beds for years, its pages reblogged, tattooed, dog-eared and coffee stained.

Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls

Courage

After losing her sister to heart failure, Karen Finneyfrock was unable to write poems for three years. Her voice came back, whispering at first, then screaming. Ceremony for the Choking Ghost contains the sound of that voice returning, bringing poems about grief and its effect on the body, the body politic, memory and, of course, poems about love. From the intensely personal, "How My Family Grieved,” to the political, "What Lot's Wife Would Have Said (If She Wasn't a Pillar of Salt),” Finneyfrock engages the reader with the chiseled images of a precise storyteller.

Ceremony for the Choking Ghost

Convencida de que jamás encajará en su escuela, Celia se ha vuelto Dark. En su nueva piel, está decidida a cobrar venganza por todo lo que le hizo Sandy, la más popular –y malvada– chica de su generación. La Dark comienza a cuestionar sus planes tras conocer a Drake, quien se convierte en la luz de su oscura vida. La amistad que entablan, autentica y a prueba de balas, le permitirá ver el mundo desde otra perspectiva. La dulce venganza de Celia Door retrata la complejidad de ser adolescente en el campo de batalla social y psicológico que representa la escuela, donde los sueños individuales se enfrentan a la sensación de impotencia que a todos, tarde o temprano, nos duele.

La dulce venganza de Celia Door

After losing her sister to heart failure, Karen Finneyfrock was unable to write poems for three years. Her voice came back, whispering at first, then screaming. Ceremony for the Choking Ghost contains the sound of that voice returning, bringing poems about grief and its effect on the body, the body politic, memory and, of course, poems about love. From the intensely personal, “How My Family Grieved,” to the political, “What Lot’s Wife Would Have Said (If She Wasn’t a Pillar of Salt),” Finneyfrock engages the reader with the chiseled images of a precise storyteller. Finneyfrock writes poetry with muscular verve and narrative push. The depth and breadth suggested in just a few polished images placed next to each other will make you reconsider what poetry can do. -Paul Constant, editor The Stranger If you've never enjoyed poetry once in your whole life-if even the word "poetry" makes you want to fall asleep, or die-you should read Karen Finneyfrock's new book of poetry, Ceremony for the Choking Ghost. -Paul Constant, editor The Stranger ...Finneyfrock's poems, then, are Shields's perfect novels: a shelf full of long, elaborate, heartfelt books that have been whittled down to their bare, sharp skeletons. -Paul Constant, editor “The Stranger”

Poems by Karen Finneyfrock

That's the day the trouble started. The trouble that nearly ruined my life. The trouble that turned me Dark. The trouble that begs me for revenge. Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia last year. But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid from New York City who entrusts her with his deepest, darkest secret. When Celia's quest for justice threatens her relationship with Drake, she's forced to decide which is sweeter: revenge or friendship. This debut novel from Karen Finneyfrock establishes her as a bright, bold, razor-sharp new voice for teens, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

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