Seventeen - A Novel (Hardcover)

The ultimatum: Show me a reason to live or I kill myself in seven days. When seventeen-year-old Sophia dares life to prove to her she should stay alive, her suffering is at its climax, and her adolescence at its crescendo. She is taking summer courses at a New York City college between her junior and senior years of high school, lured to the program by Shauna, her best friend from California. Blessed with all that society considers attractive and intelligent, Shauna succeeds with guy after guy, course after course. Sophia, meanwhile, fails in every course, at every challenge (especially attracting attractive males), and with everything she touches . . . or so she thinks. Constantly reminded of her own perceived lack of beauty and brains, haunted by pangs of worthlessness, and noticed only by her lanky friend J.P., Sophia begs life for a single decent reason to stick around. Days slip by and she continues her silent countdown until . . . the greatest hope she can find becomes the deepest threat imaginable. Sophia's plight is the plight of every girl or woman who's ever felt substandard, every girl or woman who's ever questioned her own value.

General

Imprint:	Bancroft Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Shan Serafin
Dimensions:	155 x 230 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-1-890862-40-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-890862-40-1
Barcode:	9781890862404

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