Name: Monday's not Coming
SKU: 51592574
Price: 455.00 TWD
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Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
ISBN: 9780062422682

Type

Physical Book

Author

Tiffany D. Jackson

Publisher

Katherine Tegen Books

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8x13.2x3.3 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9780062422682

Synopsis "Monday's not Coming "

"Jackson's characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping novel about the mystery of one teenage girl's disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried.When she doesn't show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn't just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year's rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best--and only--friend more than ever. But Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help.As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?

Tiffany D. Jackson

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Tiffany D. Jackson is an American author known for her young adult fiction novels that tackle complex social issues. Her debut work, Allegedly (2017), tells the story of a teenager accused of murder in her childhood, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. In 2018, she published Monday's Not Coming, focused on the disappearance of a young girl, which earned her the John Steptoe New Talent Award from the Coretta Scott King.

In 2019, Jackson released Let Me Hear a Rhyme, set in the world of rap in Brooklyn, followed by Grown (2020), which addresses exploitation in the music industry. Her foray into the horror genre came with White Smoke (2021), a novel about a haunted house. Additionally, she co-wrote Blackout (2021) and Whiteout (2022), and published the children's book Santa in the City (2021). Jackson holds a degree in film from Howard University and has worked for over a decade in the television and film industry.

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