Book
Fishtailing / Wendy Phillips.
Record details
- ISBN: 1550504118 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781550504118 (trade pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 196 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Regina : Coteau Books for Teens, c2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Poems. |
| Awards Note: | Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature Text 2010. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Violence in adolescence > Juvenile fiction. Teenagers > Juvenile fiction. Teenagers > Poetry. Novels in verse. Violence in adolescence > Poetry. |
| Genre: | Canadian poetry. Canadian fiction. |
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillooet Branch | JF PHI (Text) | 35180000246263 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Claremont Secondary School | FIC PHI (Text) | BVICL35221015283014 | Fiction | Not holdable | Available | - |
| Elkford Public Library | YA PHI (Text) | 35170000333211 | Young Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Invermere Public Library | J FIC PHI (Text) | IPL043646 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | Y 811.6 Phi (Text) | 32665001523341 | Youth Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| North Saanich Middle School | F PHI (Text) | BNSM910300679 | FIC, includes SC, PB | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Parkland Secondary School | FIC PHI (Text) | BNSP1364650 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Rossland Public Library | YA PHI (Text) | 35162000113727 | YA | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | YA PHILL (Text) | TRL064581 | Young Adult | Volume hold | Available | - |
| UCN/Norway House Public Library | YA FIC PHI 2010 (Text)
Large Print: Standard Print |
36757103793850 | UCNYA | Not holdable | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In a novel in verse, four troubled students--half-Japanese Tricia, Miguel, a Latin American refugee, Natalie, a new student with a painful past, and Kyle, a talented working-class boy--try to cope in spite of the responses of their poetry teacher. - Orca Book Publishers
Teen violence, bullying and the burning quest to fit in are presented in the poems of four unforgettable high school students. - Orca Book Publishers
Teen violence, bullying and the burning quest to fit in are presented in the poems of four unforgettable high school students: Natalie, Kyle, Tricia, Miguel. Their stories unfold in this explosive new book told in free verse. A story of teen angst like no other, it is based on fictional characters but is rooted in the realities of the teen experience.When Natalie moves to a new high school she befriends three unwitting victims into her spider-web of manipulations, lies and deceit. Through the poetry and assignments of an English class we glimpse the world of the four teens. Natalie, whose alcoholic parents, years of neglect and ultimate rape by her father's friend has shaped her into a cruel and manipulative teen; Tricia, dealing with her blended family, is drawn into Natalies' forbidden world of partying and rebellion; Kyle, a would-be musician is in love with Tricia and Miguel who lusts for Natalie while hiding the secrets of his family.
The story weaves us through their poetry, their lives and culminates at a party where the four lives fishtail out of control. English class will never be the same.
