Jagged little pill : the novel
Smith, Eric (Eric A.)2022
Book
Told from multiple points of view, the lives of Frankie, Jo, Phoenix, Nick, and Bella are changed forever after one of them is sexually assulted at a party--and it looks like the perpetrator might get away with it. Adopted Frankie struggles to see eye-to-eye with her mother--who would rather ignore a problem and preserve their "perfect" life than stand up for what's right. Jo just wants her mom to accept her queer identity--and is totally crushed when Frankie, the only person who really gets her, finds herself infatuated with someone new. Phoenix tries to find his place at the new school and balance wanting to spend time with Frankie but knowing he also has to help out with his sick sister at home. Bella wants to enjoy the end of high school and just head off to college without a hitch. Everyone expects Frankie's brother Nick to be the golden boy, but even though he just got into his dream school, he's not even sure he's a good person. Each of their stories intersects when Bella is sexually assaulted at a party, and it looks like the perpetrator might get away with it.
Main title:
Jagged little pill : the novel / Eric Smith with Alanis Morissette, Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard.
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Amulet Books, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"Based on the Tony and Grammy award-winning musical"--Cover.
Audience:
Interest age level: 15-18 years old.
ISBN:
9781419757983 (hardback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
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Subject:
Families -- Young adult fictionHigh school students -- Young adult fictionHigh school students -- Sexual behavior -- Young adult fictionInterpersonal relations -- Young adult fictionLGBTQ+ people -- Young adult fictionLife change events -- Young adult fictionRape -- Young adult fictionSexual minority youth -- Young adult fictionLGBTQ+ fictionNovelizationsPsychological fictionYoung adult fiction
BRN:
136330