Fix Me

By: Rune Michaels

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Hardcover | 6 December 2011

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Hardcover
160 Pages

Age
13 - 17

Grade
8 - 12

Dimensions(cm)
22.23 x 15.24 x 1.27

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After losing their parents in a car accident four years ago, a pair of sixteen-year-old twins share an abusive relationship that is almost beyond control. Outside the house, the extremely shy girl and her violent brother get by…until the day when she is confronted by a reminder of her old life. She escapes to the only place she feels safe: the elephant habitat at the city zoo.

Against all odds, she makes friends with the head zookeeper’s son and spends the summer there, hiding from the life she used to know. She bonds with the elephants, who have the tough skin she so desperately yearns for, and a chimp who has been abused. But how long will she be able to outrun the horrors of her past? And will she be able to find the strength to live the life she deserves?

Rune Michaels crafts another powerful psychological drama in which the past has an incredible power to influence the present. Questions of identity, trust, and what it means to be exposed punctuate this gripping novel, which ultimately leaves readers with a profound sense of hope.

Industry Reviews

"This interesting story delves into psychological issues of seeking one's own identity, searching for sense of self, and many other issues that young teens often face. The zoo setting provides an unique background." --Library Media Connection, March/April 2012, Recommended "Icelandic author Michaels has created a stark, disturbing world of human violence and psychological abuse, which is juxtaposed against the peaceful caged animals.... Such juxtaposition can only lead readers to ask questions such as, who are the real animals? Which is the real zoo? A harrowing, thought-provoking look at brutality and the nature of humanity." --Booklist, December 15, 2011 "Fix Me is a mind-boggling tale about family abuse and the hardship of coming to terms with being chronically hurt by the people you love. It is sure to have readers on their toes, pondering various twists and turns." --VOYA, December 2011 "A harrowing read.... Michaels (Nobel Genes, 2010) is strong on style--lean and brutally evocative--and Leia herself is utterly convincing." --Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2011

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