TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbott, Tony
TI  - Firegirl
SN  - 9780316011709
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Englischliteratur
KW  - Topic
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Adolescence
N2  - Grade 5-7#015#226#128#147Tom, a seventh grader, tells about the arrival of#014 Jessica, a new student who was badly burned in a fire and is attending St. Catherine's while she gets treatments at a local hospital. The students in Tom's class are afraid of her because of her appearance but little by little he develops a friendship with her that changes his life. Through realistic settings and dialogue, and believable characters, readers will be able to relate to the social dynamics of these adolescents who are trying to handle a difficult situation. The students who shy away from Jessica are at a loss as to what to say. Tom begins to look beyond her exterior and realizes that his life will not be the same after she leaves, just three weeks later. The theme of acceptance is presented in a touching story of friendship that is easy to read yet hard to forget
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