Hand Me Down

by Melanie Thorne

Book Overview

A tough, tender, debut novel, in the tradition of Dorothy Allison and Janet Fitch, Hand Me Down is the unforgettable story of a girl who travels between California and Utah in search of her true family, having never been loved best of all. Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Reid has spent her life protecting her sister, Jaime, from their parents' cruel mistakes. Their father, who'd rather work the system than a job, pours every dollar into his many vices,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525952683
• ISBN13: 9780525952688
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Good, sad

Overall a good book. Good, but sad story about a girl with a life full of unreliable adults. Written well enough to make me hate some of said adults and want to smack others upside their heads. Not amazing, but a decent read.