Abby, My Love

by Hadley Irwin

Book Overview

In love since junior high, Chip and Abby finally share Abby's secret: her father is sexually abusing her. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689503237
• ISBN13: 9780689503238
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

What a great book.

I love this book. Every significant character is real, appealing, and three-dimensional. Even Abby's abusive father is portrayed as a person with both good and bad traits, not a monster. There's wonderful detail, humor, drama, and a sweet, tentative love story. It's a mistake to bill this as an "issue book". Sexual abuse is not the main focus, Chip and Abby's relationship is.

Superb!

I was never really into reading until I grabbed this book! I was so interested in it that the next week, I went to the school library and got other books to read! It's amazing how just by reading one book, u can read so much more! It's really interesting how Chip stays by Abby's side while she's going through tough times with her family. I recommend this book to anyone who likes novels that deal with teens and how a friend can help you deal with family problems. Sometimes, the person u think is least likely to help you, is the first person to help you.

Extremely realistic,moving and emotional

I never really liked reading until I read this book. The only reason I even I read this book was because I needed to read a book for my World Literature class. When I fist started reading this book I instantly fell inlove. I couldn't put it down. It was like I was addicted or something. This bok seems so real and the emotions are so real it's like your there you can feel everything they feel, see everything they see. it's like you have someow become a part of the story.I have never enjoyed a book like that before.Now I have a real interest reading and I could never say that before until now.

This book is GREAT!

When I started this book I thought it wasn't going to be very good, but I was wrong! I couldn't put it down. I read in 2 and a half hours and I read again after that. It is so touching how Chip never left her side through all the troubles she had. I definitly recommened this book!!

This book is perfect for early adolescent readers.

Abby is an adolescent that is being sexually abused in her home. She befriends a boy and he gets her the help she needs. This book won the Sequoyah Book Award in Oklahoma that was voted on by young-adult readers. If it were a movie, Siskel and Ebert would give it two thumbs up!