"Young adult fiction." . . "Trauerarbeit." . . "Trauerarbeit" . "Sisters Juvenile fiction." . . "Stepfathers." . . "Grief." . . "Death Juvenile fiction." . . "Infants Fiction." . . "Wohnungswechsel." . . "Wohnungswechsel" . "Loss (Psychology) in adolescence." . . "Verzeihung." . . "Verzeihung" . "Stepfathers Fiction." . . "Brothers and sisters Fiction." . . "Schwangerschaft." . . "Schwangerschaft" . "JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying." . . "Children's stories." . . "Bereavement Fiction." . . "Death." . . "Loss (Psychology) in adolescence Juvenile fiction." . . "Grief in adolescence Juvenile fiction." . . "Families Juvenile fiction." . . "Schuld." . . "Schuld" . "Mothers and daughters." . . "Sterben." . . "Sterben" . "Babies Fiction." . . "Death Fiction." . . "To Pearl, there's nothing sweet about her premature half-sister, Rose. It was Rose that caused her mother's death and Rose that turned her world upside down. To Pearl, Rose is The Rat." . . . . "Het jaar dat de wereld op zijn kop stond" . "I always thought you'd know, somehow, if something terrible was going to happen. I thought you'd sense it, like when the air goes damp and heavy before a storm and you know you'd better hide yourself away somewhere safe until it all blows over. But it turns out it's not like that at all. There's no scary music playing in the background like in films. No warning signs. Not even a lonely magpie. One for sorrow, Mum used to say. Quick, look for another. The world can tip at any moment ... a fact that fifteen-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her Mum dies after giving birth to her baby sister. Told across the year following her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humour and heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone, as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her Mum, but also the fact that her sister - The Rat - is a constant reminder of why her Mum is no longer around..." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Jugendbuch" . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "In the year following her mother's death after giving birth, fifteen-year-old Pearl must try to come to terms with her loss, her new relationship with her stepfather, and her baby sister--The Rat--as well as the fact that Mom will not leave Pearl alone."@en . "In the year following her mother's death after giving birth, fifteen-year-old Pearl must try to come to terms with her loss, her new relationship with her stepfather, and her baby sister--The Rat--as well as the fact that Mom will not leave Pearl alone." . "I always thought you'd know, somehow, if something terrible was going to happen. I thought you'd sense it, like when the air goes damp and heavy before a storm and you know you'd better hide yourself away somewhere safe until it all blows over. But it turns out it's not like that at all. There's no scary music playing in the background like in films. No warning signs. Not even a lonely magpie. One for sorrow, Mum used to say. Quick, look for another. The world can tip at any moment - a fact that fifteen-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her Mum dies after giving birth to her baby sister. Told across the year following her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humour and heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone, as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her Mum, but also the fact that her sister - The Rat - is a constant reminder of why her Mum is no longer around."@en . . . . "Year of the rat"@en . . "To Pearl there is nothing sweet about her premature half-sister, Rose. It was Rose that caused her mother's death and Rose that turned her world upside down. To Pearl, Rose is The Rat." . . "Das Jahr, nachdem die Welt stehen blieb" . . . . . "Young adult fiction" . . "Young adult fiction"@en . "Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre" . . . . . . "Grappling with grief is hard enough without repeat visits from the deceased. Pearl deals with death, life, and family in this haunting, humorous, and poignant debut. The world can tip at any moment'a fact that fifteen-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her mom dies after giving birth to her baby sister, Rose. Rose, who looks exactly like a baby rat, all pink, wrinkled, and writhing. This little Rat has destroyed everything, even ruined the wonderful relationship that Pearl had with her stepfather, the Rat's biological father. Mom, though'Mom's dead but she can't seem to leave. She keeps visiting Pearl. Smoking, cursing, guiding. Told across the year following her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humor and heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone, as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her mother, but also the fact that her sister'The Rat'is a constant reminder of why her mom is no longer around."@en . . . "Juvenile works" . . "The year of the rat" . "The year of the rat"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings." . . "JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women." . . "Dead." . . "Adolescents Fiction." . . . . "Stiefvater." . . "Stiefvater" . "Dead Fiction." . . "Schwester." . . "Schwester" . "Annäherung." . . "Annäherung" . "Geburt." . . "Geburt" . "Grief in adolescence." . . "Mutter." . . "Mutter" . "Grief Fiction." . . "Infants." . . "Mothers and daughters Fiction." . . "Weibliche Jugend." . . "Weibliche Jugend" .