At fifteen, Faith Duckle was lured under the bleachers by a bunch of boys and brutally attacked. Now, almost a year later, a newly thin Faith is haunted by her past and by the flippant, cruel ghost of her formerly fat self who is bent on revenge. Faith eventually turns to violence for retribution, forcing her to flee home in search of the only friend she has - a troubled but caring busboy who is the lover of a sideshow performer - and to tumble into the colorful, transient world of the circus. But as she dives headfirst into a world of adult passions and dreams, mercurial allegiances, and exhilarating self-discovery, Faith must also face some disturbing truths about herself and the world around her.

Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Davis, Amanda

Dramas & Plays

William Morrow Paperbacks

Circling the Drain: Stories

A collection of stories plunges readers into the worlds of fifteen young women who must maneuver through unavoidably perilous emotional situations

United States

Rob Weisbach Books

Follow sixteen-year-old Faith Duckle in this audacious and darkly funny tale as she moves through the difficult journey from the schoolyard to the harlequin world of the circus. At fifteen, Faith was lured under the bleachers by a bunch of boys at a football game and raped. Now, almost a year later, a newly thin Faith is haunted by her past, and by the cruel, flippant ghost of her formerly fat self, who is bent on revenge.
This quest for retribution eventually compels Faith to violence, forcing her to flee home in search of the only friend she has -- a troubled but caring busboy named Charlie, who is the lover of a sideshow performer -- and to tumble into the colorful, transient world of the circus. But as she leaves her old life behind and dives headfirst into a world of adult passions and dreams, mercurial allegiances, and exhilarating self-discovery (while paying considerable dues with a shovel in the elephant tent), Faith ultimately begins to discover who she is and all that she is capable of.Wonder When You'll Miss Me combines tender wit with page-turning energy and characters as original as they are memorable. By turns harrowing and poignant, lyrical and hilarious, it is a vibrant, compelling novel readers won't forget.

Wonder When You'll Miss Me

William Morrow

Enter into the worlds of fifteen young women who, despite their vastly different circumstances, seem to negotiate an eerily similar and unavoidably dangerous emotional terrain. With a visceral bite or a surreal edge, each electrically charged story in Circling the Drain presents women trying to understand the nature of loss-of leaving or being left-and discovering that in the throes of feverish conflict, things are rarely what they seem. By turns dark and lyrical, ferocious and playful, these stories are precise, startling, and undeniably original. Reading them is a cathartic, mesmerizing literary experience.

Harper-perennial

Fears fade as years pass. They are never as salient or real as they were when you were a child. Unless they are. Though these terrors stem from children, the stories are not for them. From the dark to boogeymen to real life horrors, there is no innocence here. Featuring stories from Adrian Ludens, Alex Schvartsman, Adan Ramie, James Michael Shoberg, Jill Corddry, Robin Kirk, Kurt Newton, Stanley Webb, Shannon Iwanski, Kristin J Cooper, Eric Blair, Amanda Davis, Michael Schutz-Ryan, Lonnie Bricker, Stephanie Madan, Jack Burgos, John Biggs, Kerry B. Black, M.J. Pack, Shenoa Carroll-Bradd, Ian Shoebridge, Mary Pletsch, Lisa Finch, and Douglas Ford covering everything from the monsters under the bed, to the skeletons in the closet, and all of the little fears and insecurities that drive people to become monsters.

Beyond the Nightlight

Ford, Douglas

Messmer, Adrean

Shoberg, James

Corddry, Jill

Kirk, Robin

Newton, Kurt

Webb, Stanley

Iwanski, Shannon

Cooper, Kristin J.

Genre Fiction

Murder of Storytellers, A

Briefly discusses the possibility of finding life on other planets

Extraterrestrials: Is There Life in Outer Space? (Exploring Space)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Powerkids Pr

Briefly discusses the composition and position of comets, asteroids, and meteors.

Comets and Asteroids (Exploring Space)

Briefly describes the sun, moon, and planets, as well as the force of gravity that connects them.

Our Solar System (Exploring Space)

With video and computer games, sitcoms, and the mall, many kids have been prematurely distracted from asking some of the larger questions and exploring what we already know about the universe. This new series awakens a sense of awe at the magnitude of outer space and its mysteries.

Black Holes (Exploring Space S)

PowerKids Press

Briefly discusses various spacecraft, including rockets, satellites, and space shuttles, and the jobs they perform.

Spaceships (Exploring Space S)

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Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel

Circling the Drain: Stories

Wonder When You'll Miss Me

Circling the Drain: Stories

Beyond the Nightlight

Extraterrestrials: Is There Life in Outer Space? (Exploring Space)

Comets and Asteroids (Exploring Space)

Our Solar System (Exploring Space)

Black Holes (Exploring Space S)

Spaceships (Exploring Space S)