{"product_id":"the-torn-skirt-isbn-9780060094850","title":"The Torn Skirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Rebecca Godfrey, author of UNDER THE BRIDGE – now streaming on Hulu, starring Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough – a fierce and tender portrait of two weeks in the life of a troubled teenager.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Torn Skirt\u003c\/em\u003e is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing \u003c\/strong\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003elike S.E. Hinton’s \u003cem\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e, except about girls.” — Mary Gaitskill, author of \u003cem\u003eThis is Pleasure \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eI was born with a fever, but it seemed to subside for sixteen years. . . . And then as I turned sixteen and stopped smiling, the fever returned though my skin stayed pale and sure, showing no sign of the heat inside me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most provocative and original coming-of-age novels to appear in a long time, \u003cem\u003eThe Torn Skirt\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical story that soars with an honest understanding of the teenage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Torn Skirt\u003c\/em\u003e is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton’s \u003cem\u003eThe Outsiders,\u003c\/em\u003e except about girls.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Gaitskill, author of Two Girls, Fat and Thin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A serious bullet of a book....Godfrey constantly impresses with her precise eye and impassioned tone. A bright new voice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[The] voice of the bad girls...[a] literary rebellion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Torn Skirt\u003c\/em\u003e inspired a range of rabid fans, from literary hipsters to renegade kids.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I loved and believed that narrative of a 16 year old mind—immature, abandoned and yet exploding. It came from a heartfelt and true perception, an authentic writers’ desire. Which made it rock.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThurston Moore, Sonic Youth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No one understands the teenage mind like Rebecca Godfrey. An no one can penetrate its darkest recesses with such insight and compassion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A dizzying mix of hope and despair.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Captivating . . . Stark and bewitching . . . A voice that is fresh, disaffected and angst-ridden . . . Sara is afflicted with an overwhelming sense of compassion . . . Her world is a persuasive one, as malignant and addictive as a cigarette.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889058279653,"sku":"NP9780060094850","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-torn-skirt-isbn-9780060094850","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}