Kimberly
Brubaker Bradley is the two-time Newbery Honor winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of
several acclaimed middle grade novels, including The War That Saved My Life and
Jefferson’s Sons. On this special evening—a partnership of the National
Writers Series and the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center–we want to focus
on Kimberly’s middle school, mega-award
winning novel, Fighting Words.
The
story revolves around Suki, who has always had the back of her little sister,
Della–when her mom's boyfriend took them in after she’d gone to
prison and when that same same boyfriend did something so awful to Della they
had to run fast. But who has been protecting Suki? Who has been
speaking up for her?
When Suki
tries to kill herself after years of hiding a long-held secret, Della wonders
if it’s her time to start speaking the truth.
In this
powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens
an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a
story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own
voices before they can find their way back to each other.
She will talk
with guest host Beth Milligan about her stunning novel Fighting Words. The event begins at 7 p.m. and
includes a Q and A and author signing.