Almost home by jessica blank5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In this stunning literary work, Jessica Blank uses the anti-establishment and radical mood of the 1990s to show a girl grappling to find the strength and courage to do what's right. As tensions in the forest mount and confrontations with authorities get physical, Alison has to decide whether she's willing to put her own life on the line to fight for what she believes in. But the ancient woods prove to be as vibrant and welcoming as they are vulnerable, and for the first time, Alison realizes that she might be more powerful than she thought. She planned on taking the path of least resistance during her senior year-hanging out with her punk rocker boyfriend and trying not to flunk out of school-until a massive fight with her mother pushes her over the edge, and she runs away.Īt first, joining a group of radical environmentalists who are occupying a Washington State forest is just about having a place to crash. Her mom is in perpetual mourning, her father ran out on them, and after hanging out with Andy's hard-partying friends for a year, Alison's reputation is trashed. A powerful coming-of-age novel about a seventeen-year-old girl who joins a radical environmental movement in the Pacific Northwest.Įver since her older brother Andy died, Alison's life has been just as dark as her home in Tacoma, Washington. ![]()
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