Time has stopped. It\x27s been June 23, 2020 for nearly a year. Frantic adults demand teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the crisis. Sixteen year\-old javelin\-throwing prodigy Tru Becker lives in a house with a switch that no one ever touches, a switch her father guards every day by nailing it into hundreds of larger and larger boxes. Somehow, from box seven, Tru has to deal with her father trying to protect her, her troubled brother in box eleven, and come up with a solution to the world\x27s problems in her science class. But why was her sister sent away, and will her mother ever return? Will anyone ever feel emotions properly again? Tru has a crowbar, and one way or another, she\x27s going to see what happens when she flips the switch. Written with the same heart, nuance and depth as A. S. King\x27s other prize\-winning YA books, Switch is about re\-setting, finding ways to deal with past trauma, to trust and to care: To understand anything is to understand energy \/ anger \/ love.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A brilliant and surreal novel about isolation and human connection, from award-winning author A. S. King.A surreal and timely novel about isolation and human connection from Michael L. Printz Award-winner A.S. King.Time has stopped. It's been June 23, 2020 for nearly a year. Frantic adults demand teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the crisis. Sixteen-year-old javelin-throwing prodigy Tru Becker lives in a house with a switch that no one ever touches, a switch her father guards every day by nailing it into hundreds of larger and larger boxes. Somehow, from box seven, Tru has to deal with her troubled brother in box eleven. And in her science class at school she's supposed to come up with a solution to the world's problems in her science class. But why was her sister sent away, and will her mother ever return? Will anyone ever feel emotions properly again? Tru has a crowbar, and one way or another, she's going to see what happens when she flips the switch.Written with the same heart, nuance and depth as A.S. King's other prize-winning YA books, Switch is about re-setting, finding ways to deal with past trauma, to trust and to care: To understand anything is to understand energy / anger / love. A brilliant and surreal novel about isolation and human connection, from award-winning author A. S. King. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922458100
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Im looking for the Real Solution.I think it has something to do with giving a shit about peopleTo understand anything is to understand energy / anger / love.A surreal and timely novel about isolation and human connection from Michael L. Printz Award-winner A.S. King.Time has stopped. Its been 23 June 2020 for nearly a year. Sixteen-year-old Tru Becker lives in a house with a power switch that no one ever touches. Her father nails larger and larger boxes over the switch. Tru is inside box seven, from where she has to deal with not only her familys problems, but also the impossible science project shes been set at school. Tru has a crowbar, and, one way or another, shes going to see what happens when she flips the switch.Written with the same heart, nuance and depth as A.S. Kings other prize-winning books, Switch is about finding ways to deal with past trauma, trusting and re-setting. A brilliant and surreal novel about isolation and human connection, from award-winning author A. S. King. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922458100
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Im looking for the Real Solution.I think it has something to do with giving a shit about peopleTo understand anything is to understand energy / anger / love.A surreal and timely novel about isolation and human connection from Michael L. Printz Award-winner A.S. King.Time has stopped. Its been 23 June 2020 for nearly a year. Sixteen-year-old Tru Becker lives in a house with a power switch that no one ever touches. Her father nails larger and larger boxes over the switch. Tru is inside box seven, from where she has to deal with not only her familys problems, but also the impossible science project shes been set at school. Tru has a crowbar, and, one way or another, shes going to see what happens when she flips the switch.Written with the same heart, nuance and depth as A.S. Kings other prize-winning books, Switch is about finding ways to deal with past trauma, trusting and re-setting. A brilliant and surreal novel about isolation and human connection, from award-winning author A. S. King. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922458100
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