Elison, Meg
Find Layla: A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9781542019781
- author:
- Elison, Meg
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Skyscape
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 188
- Genre:
- General, Young Adult, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Layla Bailey's life is a chaotic mix of neglect and self-awareness. As a 14-year-old girl living in poverty, she's used to being overlooked - except by the mean girls who tweet about her appearance. But Layla has secrets of her own, and when she enters a school competition to create a biome, she chooses her own home as the subject: a hostile ecosystem of indoor fungi and secret shame. With a borrowed video camera, Layla captures every detail of her environment - from the mushrooms growing in her brother's dresser to the black mold blooming up the apartment walls. The resulting footage goes viral, and when Child Protective Services comes to call, Layla loses everything she's ever known. Now, she must face her bullies and friends alone, unafraid at last of being seen. As Layla navigates this new reality, she must figure out how to stay whole and stand behind the truth she's shown the world. This powerful novel explores themes of poverty, social media, and the complexities of growing up.
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