Bruises by anke de vries

Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Family relationships university of central florida. After she finished her schooling in ede she traveled around the world. While living in holland, michael meets judith, who is frightened, bullied, and beaten by her mother and blames herself for the abuse she is enduring. Michaels father believes that michael is lazy, and constantly works him in school. Js this searing, clearly written novel about two kinds of child abuse is written from the alternating perspectives of two children. This frank and moving story has been chosen as an american library association best book for young adults. What a delighta picturebook collaboration in the best sense of the term from an author and artist from the netherlands. Together, however, michael and judith find strength and hope in themselves. During these travels she met her french husband, laurent felixfaure. Fiction judith is 12 years old but unlike most girls her age finds it difficult to enjoy her life.

I recommend this book to the people that like realistic fiction books. Judith has physical bruises from her mother, who beats her. Michael, too, has family secrets and emotional bruises of his own. A searing novelsometimes painful to read, impossible to put downabout two troubled young people in holland.

Many of her stories are set in her beloved france where she resides with her artist husband. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for. Even harder, for readers, is that judith condemns herself for being unable to. The bruise by zurawski, magdalena and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The trauma and horror of child abuse plays itself out in the pages of this gripping, painful novel. Michael later moves back to holland with his aunt and uncle. This frank and moving story has been chosen as an american library association best book for young adults and a new york public library best book for the teen age.

I loved this book so much that i have read it multiple times. She has written over 30 books and has received several prizes. When judith meets him, at age 12, michael has learned to cope with dyslexia and is blossoming under the care of a loving aunt. Originally published in the netherlands under the title blauwe plekkenverso t. He befriends judith at school and offers her a way out of her prison. She has written nearly 80 and has won several awards. Lesetagebuch isbn 9783507473522 9783507473522 schroedel verlag gmbh, 2007. He noticed she was good at writing and encouraged her to take a class in creative writing. We can order copies through our supplier of secondhand books, though. Michael, who used to live in america, has emotional bruises from his father. Bruises was a haunting read about a girl named judith who is physically and emotionally abused by her mother.