Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

This powerful, pitch-perfect novel explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse by balancing an intense tale with compassion, insight, and levity, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a fierce and moving story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Suki tries to protect Della by not telling Della what she (Suki) has experienced. Their sibling relationship is stronger than most because of what they’ve been through together.

But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she's always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Fighting Words, 49 For Della, the hardest part of her story is realizing what her sister has been going through. Loving, loyal, and fierce, Suki is Dell's own wolf-her protector. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. Such a novel is Fighting Words, by Newbery-honor author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Two perspectives on it will be better than one. Sometimes a novel appears that seems to require more than a simple review. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Fighting Words takes on a difficult topic with a feisty, flawed, brave protagonist. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. Summary: 'Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell.' Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki.

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley