Lawless Spaces (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534437067)

Perfect for fans of Deb Caletti, this "powerful, absorbing, and beautiful" (Booklist) coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal line through their journals and comes to better understand her fraught relationship with her mother.

Mimi's relationship with her mother has always been difficult. But lately, her mother has been acting more withdrawn than usual, leaving Mimi to navigate the tricky world of turning sixteen alone. What she doesn't expect is her mother's advice to start journaling--just like all the woman in her family before her. It's a tradition, she says. Expected.

But Mimi takes to poetry and with it, a way to write down the realities of growing into a woman, the pains of online bullying, and the new experiences of having a boyfriend. And all in the shadows of a sexual assault case that is everywhere on the news--a case that seems to specifically rattle her mother.

Trying to understand her place in the world, Mimi dives into the uncovered journals of her grandmother, great-grandmother, and beyond. She immerses herself in each of their lives, learns of their painful stories and their beautiful sprits. And as Mimi grows closer to each of these women, she starts to forge her own path. But it isn't until her mother's story comes to light that Mimi learns about the unyielding bonds of family and the relentless spirit of womanhood.

Author: Corey Ann Haydu
ISBN-10: 1534437061
ISBN-13: 9781534437067
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2022
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518100 / Lawless Spaces


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 11/29/2021
Booklist 12/15/2021 pg. 96
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2022
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2022
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average