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Kiss of Broken Glass
Kiss of Broken Glass
Reviewed by: Dan Wolotsky - Falmouth High School, Falmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: February 1, 2015
Review
Accessible to struggling readers but sophisticated in content Kiss of the Broken Glass is a great verse novel about the 72 hours a high school girl spends in psych treatment ward. In flashbacks we see why Kenna decides to start cutting and how she became addicted to this self mutilation. Kenna is a well developed character whom we come to understand and se why she has ended up in these dire circumstances despite that she "had a pretty ordinary childhood." As her treatment progresses Kenna makes some emotional gains and the reader can see a glimpse of how she might be able to pull herself up upon her release.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Kuderick, Madeline
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Harper Teen
Book Type: Choose Book Type
Genre: fiction in verse / poetry
Audience: grades 10-12
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780062306562
Price: 17.99