Cursed

Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award

A debut novel for fans of The Fault in Our Stars that thoughtfully and humorously depicts teen Ricky Bloom's struggles with a recent chronic illness diagnosis.

As if her parents' divorce and sister's departure for college weren't bad enough, fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school--which has become a nightmare--daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realizing just how bad things are. But she can't keep her ruse up forever.

Ricky's afraid, angry, alone, and one suspension away from repeating ninth grade when she realizes: she can't be held back. She'll do whatever it takes to move forward--even if it means changing the person she's become. Lured out of her funk by a quirky classmate, Oliver, who's been there too, Ricky's porcupine exterior begins to shed some spines. Maybe asking for help isn't the worst thing in the world. Maybe accepting circumstances doesn't mean giving up.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Teen
Published: 06/25/2019
ISBN: 9781580899406
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.40d
Award: Schneider Family Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 04/29/2019
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 106

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508409 / Cursed
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12