Fishtailing. Wendy Phillips Apr Coteau Books. 1. Add to Wishlist. Teen violence, bullying and the burning quest to fit in are presented in the poems of four unforgettable high school 5/5(1). Fishtailing describes when a car’s back wheels lose traction, prompting the driver to oversteer in an attempt to correct the situation which can result in a spinout. This is exactly what happens in Phillips’ book with Natalie being the metaphorical low friction surface that starts all the trouble. Fishtailing. by Wendy Phillips. The teen-penned poem is a form so open to wince-inducing recollection that it’s easy to forget just how those rhyming couplets and long lines of “free verse” ring true for the young poets who write them. Yes, the words “void,” “shattered,” “tears,” and “forever” may not quicken the mature reader’s pulse, but kids know how they feel, and they know how to express www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.
Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips. Posted on Decem by London Public Library Forest of Reading Blogs. Natalie's a new girl at school who has a thing for cutting herself. Miguel's lost his parents to a violent war. Kyle rides a motorcycle and sings beautiful poems for his crush Tricia. Book Outlet is committed to making its website www. usable by Fishtailing|Wendy Phillips all people, including those with disabilities. We are in the process of making upgrades to this site to achieve this goal. Please call us at during the hours of am to pm EST Monday - Friday for assistance. Once you get into the style of writing, you won't set the book down, transfixed by this hard-hitting tale set in Western Canada that Wendy Phillips seems to effortlessly weave. * Fishtailing is nominated for the White Pine Award and and is the recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature, English text.*.
Phillips, Wendy Jean. Date Issued. Description. Fishtailing is a young adult narrative in free verse poetry in six voices. Set in Vancouver, B.C., it is the story of four teens who navigate the complexity of modern high school as well as their own inner mysteries. Wendy Phillips. Told through the poems and assignments of four high school students during their English class, Fishtailing is a story of bullying, teen violence and the struggle to fit in — no. Philip's first and only book Fishtailing was published in by Coteau Books after only two previous rejections. She was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Awards for Children's Literature in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Fishtailing follows the lives of four fictional Vancouver high school students; Natalie, Tricia, Miguel and Kyle. The book switches perspectives between the four characters, showing how they interact and deal with violence, bullying and their desires to fit in.
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