We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire
Joy McCullough
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Paperback
h210 x 143mm - 400pg
8 Feb 2022 US
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9780525556060
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Em Morales' s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the rapist guilty on all counts - a remarkable verdict that Em felt more than a little responsible for, since she was her sister' s strongest advocate on social media during the trial. Her passion and outspokenness helped dissuade the DA from settling for a plea deal. Em' s family would have real justice. But the victory is short-lived. In a matter of minutes, justice vanishes as the judge turns the Morales family' s world upside down again by sentencing the rapist to no prison time. While her family is stunned, Em is literally sick with rage and guilt. To make matters worse, a news clip of her saying that the sentence makes her want to learn "how to use a sword" goes viral. From this low point, Em must find a new reason to go on and help her family heal, and she finds it in the unlikely form of the story of a fifteenth-century French noblewoman, Marguerite de Bressieux, who is legendary as an avenging knight for rape victims.
What is art if not a sword? With We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire, Joy McCullough wields and strikes her sharp-edged, finely honed blade. A fierce beauty. "--Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honoree and National Book Award Finalist Intense, unrelenting, and inspiring. --Kirkus, starred review McCullough emphatically confronts the toll that sexual violence takes and deftly questions who gets to control history' s narrative. --Publishers Weekly, starred review McCullough borrows judiciously from the headlines, and readers will find her story all the more affecting because of its seemingly eternal relevance. --Booklist, starred review A meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines, especially for young women who are looking for strength. --Bitch Magazne
Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her family. She studied theater at Northwestern University, fell in love with her husband atop a Guatemalan volcano, and now spends her days surrounded by books and kids and chocolate. Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for National Book Award and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award. Her debut picture book, Champ and Major, was a New York Times bestseller.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780525556060
Published: 8 Feb 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 143mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 357g
Pages: 400

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