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    Like a Hurricane
    Like a Hurricane
    Like a Hurricane
    Ebook129 pages15 minutes

    Like a Hurricane

    By Jonathan Bécotte and Jonathan Kaplansky

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    ★“Immediately takes one’s breath away with its poetry and power…Deeply affecting. An ideal tool to illustrate poetic elements or emphasize stories of sharing scary yet necessary truths.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    A young teen's secret is tearing him apart.

    He knows he is gay but is afraid to share this knowledge with his parents or his friends. What if they reject him? And what can he do with the feelings he has for his childhood friend when he knows his friend does not feel the same way? The turmoil continues to rise with the force of a hurricane—total destruction seems almost certain.

    Told in beautiful, evocative prose with its unique design, Like A Hurricane is a visually stunning exploration of what it means to be true to one's self.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateFeb 14, 2023
    ISBN9781459835245
    Like a Hurricane
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    Jonathan Bécotte

    Jonathan Bécotte is the author of a number of works for young people. The French edition of Like A Hurricane, Comme un ouragan, was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2021, as was his earlier young adult novel in verse, Maman veut partir (2018). Jonathan has won the Prix Cécile-Gagnon and the Prix Alvine-Bélisle. He lives in Montreal, where he teaches elementary school.

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