The Moth Girl

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Synopsis
Flying doesn&’t always mean freedom. Anna is a regular teenaged girl. She runs track with her best friend, gets good grades, and sometimes drinks beer at parties. But one day at track practice, Anna falls unconscious . . . but instead of falling down, she falls up, defying gravity in the disturbing first symptom of a mysterious disease. This begins a series of trips to the hospital that soon become Anna&’s norm. She&’s diagnosed with lepidopsy: a rare illness that causes symptoms reminiscent of moths: floating, attraction to light, a craving for sugar, and for an unlucky few, more dangerous physical manifestations. Anna&’s world is turned upside down, and as she learns to cope with her illness, she finds herself drifting further and further away from her former life. Her friends don&’t seem to understand, running track is out of the question, and the other kids at the disease clinic she attends once a week are a cruel reminder that things will never be the same. From debut author Heather Kamins comes a beautiful and evocative story about one girl&’s journey of choosing who she wants to be--in a life she never planned for.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780593109373
Related ISBNs:
9780593109366
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Heather Kamins
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Teens, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Reading Age:
12 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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