Keesha’s House
Keesha’s House by Helen Frost is a reprint edition published by Macmillan on January 8, 2013, featuring 144 pages in English. This book presents a narrative collage told through poems, focusing on Keesha, who offers a safe haven for other teenagers facing various challenges. The story intertwines the lives of seven young individuals, each grappling with their own struggles, including issues related to family, relationships, and self-esteem.
Readers will find a rich exploration of social themes as the characters navigate their circumstances, from pregnancy and foster care to the complexities of identity and personal responsibility. The innovative use of poetic forms, such as sestinas and sonnets, enhances the emotional depth of their experiences. Keesha’s House addresses the realities of young adulthood and the resilience required to confront life’s difficulties, making it a poignant addition to the genre of young adult fiction.
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An unforgettable narrative collage told in poems
Keesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can’t make it on their own. They are Stephie – pregnant, trying to make the right decisions for herself and those she cares about; Jason – Stephie’s boyfriend, torn between his responsibility to Stephie and the baby and the promise of a college basketball career; Dontay – in foster care while his parents are in prison, feeling unwanted both inside and outside the system; Carmen – arrested on a DUI charge, waiting in a juvenile detention center for a judge to hear her case; Harris – disowned by his father after disclosing that he’s gay, living in his car, and taking care of himself; Katie – angry at her mother’s loyalty to an abusive stepfather, losing herself in long hours of work and school.
Stretching the boundaries of traditional poetic forms – sestinas and sonnets – Helen Frost’s extraordinary debut novel for young adults weaves together the stories of these seven teenagers as they courageously struggle to hold their lives together and overcome their difficulties.
Keesha’s House is a 2004 Bank Street – Best Children’s Book of the Year.
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