How to Make Friends with the Dark
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2019 · Est. 9.5 hour read

How to Make Friends with the Dark

By Kathleen Glasgow

A girl faces loss and discovers unexpected family amidst the darkness.

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448 pages· 103,458 words· Est. 9.5 hour read
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Tiger's world shatters with her mother's death, leaving her adrift in foster care. With no family to turn to, she must navigate a life packed in suitcases. Hope emerges in the form of a sister she never knew, challenging her to find light in the shadows. Can Tiger embrace this new connection before the darkness consumes her? Discover a journey of love, loss, and unexpected family ties.

From the publisher

A rare and powerful novel. –Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you’re surrounded by darkness. Tiger’s life changed with a simple phone call. Her mother has died. That’s when darkness descended on her otherwise average life. Tiger’s mother never talked about her father, and with no grandparents or aunts or uncles, her world is packed into a suitcase and moved to a foster home. And another. And another. Until hope surfaces in the shape of . . . a sister? Sometimes family comes in forms you don’t recognize. But can Tiger learn to make friends with the darkness before it swallows her whole? Stunning and beautifully written.-HelloGiggles Breathtaking and heartbreaking, and I loved it with all my heart. –Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
448
Words
103,458
Reading age
14–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL690L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about deathBooks about loveBooks about griefBooks about mother-daughter relationships
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.4
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
April 5, 2022
First published
April 9, 2019
Publisher
Ember
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593567197

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