A Heart in a Body in the World

Pages: 334
Published: 2018
Language: English

Synopsis

Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma.

Characters

AnnabelleProtagonist

Grandpa EdSupporting

All characters in A Heart in a Body in the World

Subjects

Grief Massacre survivors Post-traumatic stress disorder Running School & Education Schools School shootings Social action Violence

Places

Seattle Washington (D.C.)

Awards

Buxtehuder Bulle2022
California Young Readers Medal2023
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis2023
Gateway Readers Award2021
Lincoln Award2021
Michael L. Printz Award2019
Washington State Book Award2019

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About the author

Deb CalettiFiction · Contemporary Literature