Because Of Anya

Name: Because Of Anya
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ISBN: 9780689869938

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Simon & Schuster / 2009 / Paperback

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Ten-year-old girls don't wear wigs.

So why is Anya wearing one? That's what Keely wants to know. But when Anya's wig falls off in front of the whole class, Keely realizes what she really wants is to help Anya, even though she's not sure how -- and even though it means she'll have to do something she's afraid of: stand up to her friends.

As for Anya, she just wants her hair to grow back, but no one can tell her whether it ever will. How can she learn to accept her disease when she can't even look in the mirror?

Product Information

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Title: Because Of Anya
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 114
Vendor: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2009

Dimensions: 7.50 X 5 X .25 (inches)
Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 0689869932
ISBN-13: 9780689869938
Ages: 8-12
Stock No: WW869938

Publisher's Description

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Ten-year-old girls don’t wear wigs.

So why is Anya wearing one? That’s what Keely wants to know. But when Anya’s wig falls off in front of the whole class, Keely realizes what she really wants is to help Anya, even though she’s not sure how—and even though it means she’ll have to do something she’s afraid of: stand up to her friends.

As for Anya, she just wants her hair to grow back, but no one can tell her whether it ever will. How can she learn to accept her disease when she can’t even look in the mirror?

Author Bio

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Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.

Editorial Reviews

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"A poignant story of discovery." -- School Library Journal

"The author's sympathetic but not simplistic insight will engage readers." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Haddix's story is straightforward and compassionate without being preachy or maudlin." -- Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News