The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

by Brian Conaghan

Hardcover, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Publication

Bloomsbury YA (2018), 368 pages

Description

Mystery. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:From the acclaimed author of When Mr. Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together comes a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and timely story that asks: how far would you go for family? As the person who cares for his terminally-ill mother, Bobby Seed has a lot on his plate. Add to that a responsibility to watch over his little brother (with his endless question about why their mother is in so much pain), keeping up at school, and navigating a relationship with a girl friend who wants to be a girlfriend, and he's barely keeping his head above the water. Something's got to give. But then Bobby's mother makes a request, one that seems impossible. If he agrees, he won't just be soothing her pain. He'll be helping her end it �?? and end everything. Angry, stirring, and tender, this bold novel tells a story of choice and compassion, exploring the lengths to which we'll go for the people we lo… (more)

Awards

Irish Book Award (Winner — 2018)
Independent Booksellers' Book Prize (Shortlist — Children's — 2019)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

368 p.; 8.74 inches

ISBN

9781408871539

Barcode

4426
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