What girls are made of
"When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now Nina is sixteen. And she'll do anything for the boy she loves, just to prove she's worthy of him. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out what the conditions of love are. She's been volunteering at a high-kill animal shelter where she realizes that for dogs waiting to be adopted, love comes only to those with youth, symmetry, and quietness. She also ruminates on the strange, dark time her mother took her to Italy to see statues of saints who endured unspeakable torture because of their unquestioning devotion to the divine. Is this what love is? Raw, compelling, and unflinching, Elana K. Arnold's newest novel explores the darkest crevices of femaleness"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781512410242
- ISBN: 1512410241
- Physical Description: 200 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Lab, [2017]
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Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Unconditional -- Part II. Eros and Thanatos -- Part III. The dissected Graces -- Part IV. Conditions. |
Awards Note: | National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2017 |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Novels. Fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Novels. Young adult works. |
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Homer Public Library | YA ARN (Text) | 000144598 | Teen Corner -- Fiction | Available | - |