In a typical classroom of twenty-five children, that’s three girls, two boys. The best statistics we have are that by age eighteen, one in four American girls and one in six American boys will have been sexually abused. What you can’t see, what you’ll never see, are some of the other replies I received: Kim, I love you, but I can’t.
You can see their generous responses on the book jacket. I begged friends to consider blurbing it: This book is a hill I will die on. Two days later I had thirty-nine pages and was swearing to my editor that I could, in fact, turn them into a book.īut none of us knew how a story for ten-year-olds that featured sexual abuse, foster care, a suicide attempt, boys snapping bra straps, and a whole lot of lightly disguised curse words would be received. I sat at my desk shaking with helplessness and rage the first words I typed - My new tattoo is covered by a Band-Aid, but halfway through recess, the Band-Aid falls off - surprised me. I was at work on a different manuscript when yet another #MeToo story hit the media. I never expected to write Fighting Words. Written from the heart, with tenderness, compassion and humour, Fighting Words is about finding the words to talk about the most difficult things in young adults’ lives.I am honestly so stunned and grateful for this award. Bound by love and trauma, these two sisters must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other.īased on the author’s personal experience, this gripping and essential story explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse. When Suki tries to kill herself, Della decides it’s time to tell their secrets and speak out about the terrible things that happened to Suki. But who has been protecting Suki?ĭella is in trouble at school for having a big mouth, but after she stands up to the class bully other girls rally to her cause.
Suki has always been Della’s protector, especially after their mother went to prison and her boyfriend took the sisters in. Hope and love win out.’ Kimberly Brubaker Bradleyĭella can’t work out why her adored older sister Suki screams in her sleep. ‘Parts of this story are scary, but trust me: no one needs to be afraid.
Bestselling author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s confronting, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting story for young adults.
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