When fourteen-year-old Phoenix learns of her parent, Eagle's cancer diagnosis, her shoulder blades start to itch. It's the end of summer vacation, eighth grade starts next week, and Phoenix's world collapses. Every hall she runs down, every room she hides in, Phoenix feels herself changing, growing wings while Eagle may be dying. She builds a new nest from the comfort of grandparent Duck, counselor Hen, and sweetheart Ing. But cancer is like a coyote howling in the hills waiting for Phoenix to land so it can destroy everything. If she is to rise from the ashes of this uncertain world- one of surgery and medicine, classes and teachers-Phoenix must learn to feel everything, and become the bird she always imagined.
Ash and Feather is an illustrated novel in verse for upper middle grade and early young adult readers. This story will be loved by anyone interested in supporting the mental health of tweens and teens; using literature and the arts to address cancer and other difficult experiences; reading magical realism, including animal/human hybrid characters.
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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_487234359
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Ash and Feather is a novel in verse for upper middle grade and early young adult readers. In order to cope with the pain, fear, and confusion of her parent's cancer diagnosis, Phoenix, a fourteen-year-old girl, envisions herself and the people around her as birds. Phoenix's perspective is a poetic one: lyrical, subtle, and imbued with magic, yet her vision of her bird self is a concrete way to visualize existential questions. Through her feathery filter, we follow Phoenix as she interacts with her parent Eagle and grandparent Duck, navigates the hospital and middle school, and experiences her first queer love with best friend, Ing. She uses the power of her imagination to take flight from the ashes of her grief, gaining for the first time a sense of her own power. Seller Inventory # CIN1734419644VG
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1734419644I4N00
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Ash and Feather is a novel in verse for upper middle grade and early young adult readers. In order to cope with the pain, fear, and confusion of her parent's cancer diagnosis, Phoenix, a fourteen-year-old girl, envisions herself and the people around her as birds. Phoenix's perspective is a poetic one: lyrical, subtle, and imbued with magic, yet her vision of her bird self is a concrete way to visualize existential questions. Through her feathery filter, we follow Phoenix as she interacts with her parent Eagle and grandparent Duck, navigates the hospital and middle school, and experiences her first queer love with best friend, Ing. She uses the power of her imagination to take flight from the ashes of her grief, gaining for the first time a sense of her own power. Seller Inventory # CIN1734419644VG
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 50009767-n
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Ash & Feather. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9781734419641
Seller: Rarewaves USA, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Seller Inventory # LU-9781734419641
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 50009767
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Seller Inventory # I-9781734419641
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Frances, Sharon (illustrator). Seller Inventory # LU-9781734419641
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