Torn Away Lib/E (Audiobook)

from thornton37814

Jersey's world is torn apart when a tornado rips through her Missouri town, taking away the only family she has ever known. The fatality toll is high for such a small town, and school ends early because the school is also destroyed. Jersey and her friends survive the first couple of days until he...

from DavidR1958

Excellent YA first-person drama, almost but not quite a coming-of-age story. Superb characterization, nice tension, with a realistic and beautifully plotted story. The pace might be a little slow for some, but the story requires a measured delivery. I found it completely gripping, and only stoppe...

from tjsjohanna

The tale of a tornado and its aftermath felt amazingly real - Jersey's experiences during the storm and then afterwards gave me such a sense of the bleakness of her situation. After such a shocking beginning, the novel settles down into an exploration of family ties and the truths and lies that m...

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Many teens in the midwest will connect to this story. The thought of a tornado hitting your town is very real where I live. Jersey, the main character, loses all that is important to her and has to find her way ("be my own hero") to find a way to cope with her losses. A page-turner that readers w...

from TheLostEntwife

When was the last time you picked up a book and, upon reaching the end of it, were genuinely surprised that it was over already? Granted, this happens easier on e-reading devices (which was what I was reading TORN AWAY by Jennifer Brown on) but I've had it happen once or twice with a hard copy of...