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Sibling bonds tested in foster care.

Desperate Measures may be a good read for young adult readers, especially those interested in stories of resilience and family bonds. The story follows the lives of siblings Vicky, Rhianna, and Jamie as they struggle to stay together in foster care. The book's most unique feature is its exploration of the challenges and complexities of foster care systems and how they affect families. Readers may appreciate the book's honest portrayal of the emotional toll of being separated from family, and the various ways children may resort to staying together.

  • Waterstones Children's Book Prize Nominee (2010)
  • Carnegie Medal Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Desperate Measures

by Laura Summers   |  Ages 13+
Regular price RM29.37 MYR Now RM14.50 MYR Save 51%
Unit price
per
Compare to estimated retail price: RM47.38 MYR  
ISBN: 9781848120501
Authors: Laura Summers
Publisher: Piccadilly Press
Date of Publication: 2009-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Realistic Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 159 readers)

Description

Vicky and Rhianna are twins but they couldn’t be more different. For their fourteenth birthday, Vicky wants a card from the hottest boy in school. Rhianna, brain-damaged at birth, wants a Furby. Instead they get a nasty shock – their foster parents can’t cope and it looks as if Vicky and Rhianna and their younger brother Jamie will have to be split up. How can they stay together? Desperate times call for desperate measures… Exciting, fast-moving and deeply affecting, this innovative story is Laura Summers’ first novel.
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Sibling bonds tested in foster care.

Desperate Measures may be a good read for young adult readers, especially those interested in stories of resilience and family bonds. The story follows the lives of siblings Vicky, Rhianna, and Jamie as they struggle to stay together in foster care. The book's most unique feature is its exploration of the challenges and complexities of foster care systems and how they affect families. Readers may appreciate the book's honest portrayal of the emotional toll of being separated from family, and the various ways children may resort to staying together.

  • Waterstones Children's Book Prize Nominee (2010)
  • Carnegie Medal Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.