Something Like Normal - Hardcover

Doller, Trish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1599908441 ISBN 13: 9781599908441

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2012

Synopsis

When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he's haunted by nightmares of his best friend's death. It's not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he's had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis's dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero.

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Review:

Doller debuts with a timely novel that carves new ground. . . . She addresses post-traumatic stress disorder with honesty and a light touch, making Travis's experience both personal and relatable. (Publishers Weekly, on Something Like Normal)

An affecting look at the experience of one teen soldier's experience on leave from Afghanistan. . . . At its heart, this too-timely novel is purely honest. (Kirkus Reviews, on Something Like Normal)

Doller's debut novel effectively captures the haunted and hallucinatory feeling of a damaged soldier returning home. (Horn Book, on Something Like Normal)

A FABULOUS contemporary debut novel. You will want to read this one. (The Story Siren, on Something Like Normal)

About 80 pages into this book, I had to stop reading and email Trish to thank her for writing it. . . . It reminds me so much of the experiences we've been through, I swear Trish was spying. (Forever Young Adult, on Something Like Normal)

Book Description:

A powerful debut novel about a young Marine's return home from Afghanistan and the new life and love he finds while fending off flashbacks

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1599908441
• ISBN 13: 9781599908441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224