Torn Away by Jennifer Brown, 276
pages
I think I like every book I read by Brown more than the last
one. This is the story of Jersey, whose hometown of Elizabeth, MO was hit
by a devastating tornado at the end of her junior year of high school.
She was home alone when the tornado hit and her entire neighborhood was
basically leveled. Jersey pretty much loses everything in the storm and
has to learn to cope with her grief and loss with no help from anyone. In
fact, the people who should be helping her are actually making her situation
worse. This is based loosely on the situation with the tornado in Joplin
and is a great, but sad, story about a girl who finds inner strength and help
from an unexpected source. Teens who like stories about real life will
enjoy this book.
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