Everything grows : a novel

Resource Information

The work Everything grows : a novel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Everything grows : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Aimee Herman

Creator

• Herman, Aimee

Author

• Herman, Aimee

Subject

• Communities -- Juvenile fiction
• Epistolary fiction
• Families -- Juvenile fiction
• Forgiveness -- Juvenile fiction
• Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
• Grief -- Juvenile fiction
• Letter writing -- Juvenile fiction
• Bildungsromans
• Self-discovery -- Juvenile fiction
• Sexual minorities -- Juvenile fiction
• Suicide -- Juvenile fiction
• Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile fiction
• Mental illness -- Juvenile fiction
• Bullies -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Epistolary fiction
• Bildungsromans

Language

eng

Summary

Fifteen-year-old Eleanor Fromme just chopped off all of her hair. How else should she cope after hearing that her bully, James, has taken his own life? When Eleanor's English teacher suggests students write letters they'll never send, Eleanor writes to James. With each letter she writes, Eleanor discovers more about herself, even while trying to make sense of his death. And, with the help of a unique cast of characters, Eleanor not only learns what it means to be inside a body that does not quite match what she feels on the inside, but also comes to terms with her own mother's mental illness. Told through a series of letters and set against a 1993-era backdrop of grunge rock and riot grrl bands, EVERYTHING GROWS, by Aimee Herman, depicts Eleanor's extraordinary journey to solve the mystery within her and feel complete. Along the way, she loses and gains friends, rebuilds relationships with her family, and develops a system of support to help figure out the language of her queer identity. Through author Aimee Herman's exceptional storytelling, EVERYTHING GROWS reveals the value of finding community or creating it when it falls apart, while exploring the importance of forgiveness, acceptance, and learning how to survive on your own terms

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Literary form

novels

Target audience

adolescent