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TITLE: Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling
AUTHOR: Lucy Frank
PUBLICATION DATE: August 5, 2014
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This novel-in-verse—at once literary and emotionally gripping—follows the unfolding friendship between two very different teenage girls who share a hospital room and an illness.
Chess, the narrator, is sick, but with what exactly, she isn’t sure. And to make matters worse, she must share a hospital room with Shannon, her polar opposite. Where Chess is polite, Shannon is rude. Where Chess tolerates pain silently, Shannon screams bloody murder. Where Chess seems to be getting slowly better, Shannon seems to be getting worse. How these teenagers become friends, helping each other come to terms with their illness, makes for a dramatic and deeply moving read.
This sounds like a great friendship book! It’s is the first time I came across this but I know it’s going to be a heartwarming read. 🙂
I haven’t heard about this one before but it sure as hell sounds like a book about real friendship… and maybe dying? Another book to my TBR shelf, thanks for sharing 🙂
Sounds really emotional, but ones that can be the best kind of reads. 🙂
Wow this sounds both original and emotional. I hadn’t heard about it before but it sounds amazing 🙂 Wonderful Pick!
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