Tell Me Something Real (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481461153)

Three sisters struggle with the bonds that hold their family together as they face a darkness settling over their lives in this masterfully written debut novel.

There are three beautiful blond Babcock sisters: gorgeous and foul-mouthed Adrienne, observant and shy Vanessa, and the youngest and best-loved, Marie. Their mother is ill with leukemia and the girls spend a lot of time with her at a Mexican clinic across the border from their San Diego home so she can receive alternative treatments.

Vanessa is the middle child, a talented pianist who is trying to hold her family together despite the painful loss that they all know is inevitable. As she and her sisters navigate first loves and college dreams, they are completely unaware that an illness far more insidious than cancer poisons their home. Their world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal...

Author: Calla Devlin
ISBN-10: 148146115X
ISBN-13: 9781481461153
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2016
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 186616 / Tell Me Something Real

Award: William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 108
BookPage 09/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2016
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 105
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Superior,Well Above Average