Ebook {Epub PDF} Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen

Told from the perspective of high school senior Miranda, Cordelia Jensen's SKYSCRAPING is a gorgeously written verse novel chronicling the year secrets broke Miranda's family apart, and painful honesty brought them together again. In a nutshell Miranda's story is: deeply felt, compellingly real, and heartbreakingly true/5(60).  · Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, ,  · skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 2, A teenage girl grapples with her family’s growing pains.

Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen. In a nicely written novel-in-verse, Skyscraping, Cordelia Jensen describes high-school senior Mira's range of emotions when she unexpectedly walks in on her father and his boyfriend. It is soon after this that her father starts showing the symptoms of AIDS and his deterioration is rapid. Told in raw, exposed free verse, Skyscraping Cordelia Jensen was Poet Laureate of Perry County, PA in and She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches creative writing in Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband and children. Follow her on Twitter @cordeliajensen. Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen is a novel-in-verse inspired by the author's true life story. It's the only book I've ever read that's caused me to ugly cry, and subsequently has earned its place in my trophy cabinet of all-time favourite books. Here follows the synopsis: A heartrending, bold novel in verse about family, identity, and.

Skyscraping is a novel in verse and each page is so beautifully written they could all be displayed individually for people to read and admire. This is the story of Mira, a high school senior living in New York and trying to make it through her senior year. Captivating you in the first few pages, visionary author Cordelia Jensen has put forth Skyscraping, a semi-autobiographical novel in verse for young readers. With this truly shaking view of New York City in the early 90s, we have the gritty edge of the HIV/AIDS crisis as an atmosphere working in contrast with the innocent voice of Mira, a high school student trying to make sense of her own life. “Skyscraping is brilliant, sharp and bright. A stellar story. Jensen has written a powerful tale about love and loss, a story that will stick with readers long after they’ve reached the end. Her poetry is vivid, tangible, and visceral. She’s a rising star with a breathtaking debut.