Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The best theme in this book is the universal message that, despite whatever atrocities we experience, it is the friendship and love we find that always helps us find our way again. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (born June 24, 1967) is an American childrens and young adult book author. As an educator, I am not sure I would read this in my classroom, but as a Newbery Honor winning novel for my former students going through middle school, I would present it as a recommendation to their parents and allow them to decide. The topics of abuse, mental health (suicide) and addiction are covered in this book, and for some young middle-grade kids, those hard-hitting realities may be too much for them to handle, understand, process and reconcile until they are much older. I love how Kimberly Brubaker Bradley portrays the journey of these two young ladies so sensitively. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is the author of several middle grade novels, including the widely acclaimed Fighting Words and Jefferson’s Sons and the New York Times bestsellers The War I Finally Won and The War That Saved My Life, which also earned a Newbery Honor and a Schneider Award. I woke up, as I went to sleep, surrounded by my family's love. Today I woke up to writer friends announcing that it was my book's birthday. It's the book of my heart the best work so far that I've done. Fighting Words is a book that I connect to in countless ways, and that I teeter back-and-forth about in terms of how to address this book (or if I should) with students. Read Fighting Words by Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9781984815699). Today (August 11, 2020) is the publication date of my 18th book, Fighting Words. As a 5th grade teacher, I wholeheartedly believe in having honest discussions with students while also treading lightly with topics kids aren't quite ready to handle emotionally.

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley