![]() ![]() ![]() With their mother in jail states away, the two must navigate foster care while memories of Clifton continue to haunt them both. Della and her sixteen year old sister, Suki, have had to be tough after years of living with their mother’s boyfriend, Clifton, who finally did something so bad they had to get out quick. She’s the kind of girl who’ll draw a mustache and devil horns on a princess, then defend her bullied friend. I’ve always attested that its sequel, The War I Finally Won, is even better, but Fighting Words is arguably her best novel by far.ĭelicious Nevaeh Roberts, or Della, is all I could ever ask for in a protagonist: tough and street smart, empathetic and kind, proud of her loud mouth and lobbed curses. ![]() Fighting words by kimberly brubaker bradley (Dial books 2020)įighting Words is the newest middle grade novel by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, best known for her Newbery Honor-winning novel The War That Saved My Life. ![]()
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