![]() This collection of short stories features an intriguing mix of characters facing a multitude of diverse life situations. From a boogie-boarding Australian who finds community in surfer culture to a young Cree girl with a unique gift, the twelve stories that comprise Something to Hang On To vary in time, place, and perspective and share important messages about courage and finding your way. Many protagonists in this collection face serious life issues: loss, family violence, autism, Down Syndrome, and marginalization by a society that judges without really seeing. With warmth and immediacy, Brenna expores adversity from a variety of angles. Taylor's story is just one narrative from the assembly of distinctive characters who inhabit this inventive collection of teen short stories, and readers will find the other characters just as compelling. In the title story of Something to Hang On To, award winning author Beverley Brenna develops the story of Taylor Jane Simon, the protagonist from her acclaimed young adult novel Wild Orchid, portraying Taylor's return to city life after the wild orchid summer. *Shortlisted for the 2010 Saskatchewan Book Award for Young Adult Literature ![]()
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