When Holly Hogan finds the wig, everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks, she's not Holly anymore; she's Solace, the girl with the slinkster walk and the super-sharp talk. She's older, more confident-the kind of girl who can walk right out of her foster family's house, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum.
Summary While running away from a London foster home just before her fifteenth birthday, Holly has ample time to consider her years of residential care and her early life with her Irish mother, whom she is now trying to reach.
Topics Runaways. Foster homes. Hitchhiking. Travels. Great Britain. Mothers. Trauma. Memories.
SRC Level 4.700000
SRC Points 15.000000
Lexile HL650L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2009-10-12
JLG Release Date Nov 2009
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.