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Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Subject
Drama
Special Attributes
1st Edition
ISBN
9780618263271
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618263276
ISBN-13
9780618263271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2421672

Product Key Features

Book Title
Special : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Literary, Gothic
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Author
Bella Bathurst
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-191263
Reviews
As fiction, utterly devastating, as psychology, grim and apocalyptic: a ripped-bare portrait of the evil that children can do., A rich exploration of the subtle, often terrifying moments that define female adolescence . . . taut, unsettling, and remarkably insightful., As 'special' as its title, this stunningly observed, wickedly funny, and ultimately tragic first novel is hightly recommended., "As fiction, utterly devastating, as psychology, grim and apocalyptic: a ripped-bare portrait of the evil that children can do." Kirkus Reviews "As 'special' as its title, this stunningly observed, wickedly funny, and ultimately tragic first novel is hightly recommended." Library Journal Starred "A rich exploration of the subtle, often terrifying moments that define female adolescence . . . taut, unsettling, and remarkably insightful." Booklist, ALA "Bathurst draws rich, surprisingly sympathetic portraits of confused girls . . . the savage little castaways of Lord of the Flies have nothing on these girls. A-." Entertainment Weekly "Dazzlingly written, blistering with feeling, SPECIAL is exactly that." Boston Globe, Bathurst draws rich, surprisingly sympathetic portraits of confused girls . . . the savage little castaways of Lord of the Flies have nothing on these girls. A-.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Synopsis
A group of schoolgirls go off with two teachers on a field trip to the English countryside. They soon discover that the nearby town offers alcohol, drugs, and sex, at once tempting and terrifying. In this illicit, raw new world, isolated from the larger society and its familiar rules and repressions, some become more vulnerable, others more vicious. There are the almost casual daily cruelties the girls inflict on one another, the dangerous fault lines of their friendships, their insecurities and little shames, the awful power of the "most popular" girl and of the "in crowd." The sexual and social pressures that can break a girl emotionally and even physically and mark her forever are freshly and chillingly observed. Many readers will be reminded of Lord of the Flies. In Special, too, the shell of civilization is paper-thin, and the looming implosion of a tiny society inspires dread. It is not the unfamiliar countryside but the untried emotional landscape these girls must negotiate that proves difficult and disturbing and leads to a shattering conclusion. This is a spellbinding, haunting novel by a brilliant young writer.
LC Classification Number
PR6102.A785S6 2003

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