Bibliograph

My sister Rosa, Justine Larbalestier

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My sister Rosa, Justine Larbalestier

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

My sister Rosa

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Oclc number

962853513

Responsibility statement

Justine Larbalestier

Summary

What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister?Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister Rosa. But he's also certain that she's a diagnosable psychopath--clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he's the only one his sister trusts. Rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and very good at hiding what she is and the violence she's capable of. Their parents, whose business takes the family from place to place, brush off the warning signs as Rosa's "acting out." Now that they have moved again--from Bangkok to New York City--their new hometown provides far too many opportunities for Rosa to play her increasingly complex and disturbing games. Alone, Che must balance his desire to protect Rosa from the world with the desperate need to protect the world from her

Target audience

adolescent

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