The Smell of Other People's Houses
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
(Author)
Description
"Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's Alaska is beautiful and wholly unfamiliar.... A thrilling, arresting debut." --Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here
"[A] singular debut. . . . [Hitchcock] weav[es] the alternating voices of four young people into a seamless and continually surprising story of risk, love, redemption, catastrophe, and sacrifice." --The Wall Street Journal
Praise:
William C. Morris Finalist
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
Tayshas Reading List--Top 10 List
New York Public Library's Best 50 Books for Teens
Chicago Public Library, Best of the Best List
Shelf Awareness, Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year
Nominated to the Oklahoma Sequoya Book Award Master List
Nominated to the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award "Hitchcock's debut resonates with the timeless quality of a classic. This is a fascinating character study--a poetic interweaving of rural isolation and coming-of-age." --John Corey Whaley, award-winning author of Where Things Come Back and Highly Illogical Behavior "As an Alaskan herself, Bonnie Sue Hitchcock is able to bring alive this town, and this group of poor teens and their families that live there." --Bustle
Product Details
Price
$11.99
$11.15
Publisher
Ember
Publish Date
February 21, 2017
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.1 X 0.7 inches | 0.48 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780553497816
BISAC Categories:
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About the Author
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock was born and raised in Alaska. She worked many years fishing commercially with her family and as a reporter for Alaska Public Radio stations around the state. She was also the host and producer of "Independent Native News," a daily newscast produced in Fairbanks, focusing on Alaska Natives, American Indians, and Canada's First Nations. Her writing is inspired by her family's four generations in Alaska.
Reviews
A William C. Morris Award Finalist
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, 2016 "An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock's measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world." --Booklist, Starred "Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. . . . will resonate with readers of all ages." --Publishers Weekly "An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption." --Shelf Awareness, Starred "A multifaceted glimpse into [a] rich cast of characters. . . . An excellent debut." --SLJ "The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens....All benefit from her journalist's eye for detail." --Kirkus Reviews "Grounded in emotional honesty." --The Horn Book "An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska." --Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child "As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended." --Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, 2016 "An exquisitely drawn, deeply heartfelt look at a time and place not often addressed. Hitchcock's measured prose casts a gorgeous, almost otherworldly feel over the text, resulting in a quietly lovely look at the various sides of human nature and growing up in a difficult world." --Booklist, Starred "Using alternating narratives, debut novelist Hitchcock deftly weaves these stories together, setting them against the backdrop of a native Alaska that readers will find intoxicating. . . . will resonate with readers of all ages." --Publishers Weekly "An affecting story of fractured love and surprising redemption." --Shelf Awareness, Starred "A multifaceted glimpse into [a] rich cast of characters. . . . An excellent debut." --SLJ "The Alaskan author depicts places and an era rarely seen in fiction for teens....All benefit from her journalist's eye for detail." --Kirkus Reviews "Grounded in emotional honesty." --The Horn Book "An honest, gritty, and moving portrait of growing up in Alaska. Only someone who knows and loves this place through and through could tell this story. This book is Alaska." --Eowyn Ivey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child "As only a native of Alaska can, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock blends narratives of indigenous and non- into a buffet of pain and beauty. Highly recommended." --Tim Tingle, author of the series How I Became a Ghost
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