**βAn imaginative debut.β β _Booklist_** **βHannahβs growth is organic and well earned.β β _Publishers Weekly_** **In the tradition of _Crenshaw_ and _The Thing About Jellyfish_ , ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet
If This Were a Story
β Scribed by Turley, Beth
- Book ID
- 110447653
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 395 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781534420618
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β¦ Synopsis
"Like Ali Benjamin's The Thing about Jellyfish (2015), Turley's accomplished novel is deeply rooted in the imagination of its protagonist, whose hopes and fears are truthfully voiced...An imaginative debut." βBooklist
"Hannah's growth is organic and well earned." βPublishers Weekly
In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut.
Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that.
I wish I felt the same way.
If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn't be damaged by the notes; it would fight off bullies and prevent my parents from yelling at each other.
But this is not...
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