Name: Kyra, Just for Today
Author: Zarr, Sara
ISBN: [978-0-06-304513-2,0-06-304513-3]

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Kyra, Just for Today

Author: Zarr, Sara

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Follett Number: 2421VD5
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024
Format: 305 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-304513-2
ISBN-10: 0-06-304513-3
LCCN: 2023-937488
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:

Alcoholics Fiction

Middle School Students Fiction

Mothers and Daughters Fiction

Self-Reliance Fiction

"At the start of seventh grade, Kyra believes her alcoholic mother, who has been sober for five years, has relapsed and with no one to count on, not even her best friend, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all"--Provided by publisher.

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From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a gorgeously crafted and deeply personal story about a young girl, her alcoholic mother, and the hope that ties them together. Krya has always felt like she's a bit too much. Too tall. Too loud. Too earnest. But she's okay with that, because she's got her mom. Ever since Mom got sober about five years ago, she and Kyra have always been there for each other--something Kyra is thankful for every week when she attends her group meetings with other kids of alcoholics. When Mom is managing her cleaning business and Kyra is taking care of things at home, maybe, she thinks, she's not too much. Maybe, she's just enough. Then seventh grade starts, and everything Kyra used to be able to count on feels unsure. Kyra's best friend, Lu, is hanging out with eighth graders, and Mom is unusually distant. When Mom starts missing work, sleeping in, and forgetting things, Kyra doesn't dare say "relapse." But soon not saying that word means not saying anything at all--to Lu or to her support group. And when Kyra suspects that her worst fears might be real, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all. With sensitivity and candor, acclaimed author Sara Zarr tells a heartfelt, personal story about finding hope in even the most difficult places, and love in even the most complicated relationships.

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Audience: Middle School

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