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edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Oct 2003
ISBN:9781896764764
publisher: Second Story Press

Take The Stairs

by Karen Krossing

tagged: homelessness & poverty, general (see also headings under family), bullying
Description

A collection of intimate stories that reveal the troubled encounters and secret hopes of thirteen teens who live in “The Building” as they struggle to turn obstacles into opportunities and make their way in the larger world.

About the Author

Karen Krossing

KAREN KROSSING is the author of Sour Cakes and other stories for kids and teens. She recently graduated with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also conducts writing workshops and book talks. Karen lives in Toronto on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabeg and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
13 to 18
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
13 to 18
Awards
  • Short-listed, Ontario Library Association - White Pine Award
Editorial Review

Many readers will identify with the various emotions and situations that are depicted.

— VOYA
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