The Whirlpool: Stories by Croza, Laurel

From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Laurel Croza comes a mesmerizing collection of short stories about the whirlpool of adolescence.

Charity takes small steps to escape her controlling father. Jasmine endures the rumors about her at school, even though no one really knows what happened last summer. The Oh! So Perfect Hair Dolly wishes for just the right child to take her home from the store. Nicola has a run-in with a classmate on her first day at a new school in the big city -- or is the classmate a wolf in disguise? A squirrel ruminates on the nature of life and death. Dani fights for her dream, in spite of her father's insistence that her older brother should be the one to play hockey. Mike finds the kind of family he has longed for in his coworkers at the restaurant where he works.

In these seven stories by Laurel Croza (author of the award-winning picture books I Know Here and From There to Here), five teenagers, a doll and a squirrel break out of the expectations placed upon them. Featuring beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Author: Laurel Croza
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781773060323
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw