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Chaltas, Thalia

Because I Am Furniture

355 pp. | Viking | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-670-06298-0 $16.99
(3) YA First-person free verse poems give Anke's outlook on a violent home. Anke's father abuses her mother and siblings, leaving Anke to observe while she wrestles with her passivity. Her position on the high school volleyball team helps Anke learn to approach life actively. Chaltas presents an honest account of how abuse affects those around the abuser and his victims.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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