Rabbit Ears, the new novel by Vancouver author Maggie de Vries, is related in alternating viewpoints, with Beth’s first-person narration interspersed among the dominant sections about Kaya. Adding tension is the question of whether Kaya’s narrative is delivered in the second-person “you” form in order to distance herself from her own painful experiences or because she is no longer around to speak for Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Frankly though, the Afterword makes the story. de Vries opens up about loosely basing Rabbit Ears on the life of her sister Sarah who sadly was abused, had a drug addiction and was a sex worker until she disappeared in , killed by Robert Pickton. de Vries writes her sister into Kaya’s life. Like author Judie Oron, de Vries draws on experiences from her own life to create a well-informed, fictional story. · MAGGIE DE VRIES’s novel, Hunger Journeys, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and was called “historical fiction at its best” by CM magazine. She has written seven other works for young readers, as well as Missing Sarah, a memoir about her sister, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary www.doorway.ru:
Rabbit Ears. Maggie De Vries. $; $; Publisher Description. Kaya is adopted, multiracial, grieving the death of her father—and carrying a painful secret. Feeling ill at ease with her family and in her own skin, she runs away repeatedly, gradually disappearing into a life of addiction and sex work. Meanwhile, her sister, Beth, escapes. Rabbit Ears. by Maggie De Vries. ebook. Read a sample Read a sample Description; Details; Kaya is adopted, multiracial, grieving the death of her father--and carrying a painful secret. Sarah, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton and the subject of Maggie de Vries's Governor General's Literary Award--nominated memoir for adults, Missing. Home» Books by Maggie de Vries» Teen Fiction» Rabbit Ears. Rabbit Ears. Awards. This powerful YA novel is rooted in the tragic life of the Maggie's sister, Sarah, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton and the subject of the Governor General's Literary Award-nominated memoir for adults.
Rabbit Ears, the new novel by Vancouver author Maggie de Vries, is related in alternating viewpoints, with Beth’s first-person narration interspersed among the dominant sections about Kaya. Adding tension is the question of whether Kaya’s narrative is delivered in the second-person “you” form in order to distance herself from her own painful experiences or because she is no longer around to speak for herself. Awards Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Winner A brave and unflinching look at one vulnerable young woman living on the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Kaya is adopted, multiracial, grieving the death of her father—and carrying a painful secret. Feeling ill at ease with her family and in her own skin, she runs [ ]. About award winning Canadian author Maggie de Vries, public speaker, life coach trained by Martha Beck and creative writing teacher. later, a novel, Rabbit Ears.
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