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Solace of the Road

by Siobhan Dowd
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Holly’s story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her.
Memories of mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school, and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks she feels transformed. She’s not Holly anymore, she’s Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk. She’s older, more confident—the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head-on.
So begins a bittersweet and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self and unlocking the secrets of her past.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 13, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780375893650
  • Release date: October 13, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780375893650
  • File size: 1888 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2009
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.8
Lexile® Measure:650
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

Holly’s story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her.
Memories of mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school, and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks she feels transformed. She’s not Holly anymore, she’s Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk. She’s older, more confident—the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland, and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head-on.
So begins a bittersweet and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self and unlocking the secrets of her past.
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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature