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Stand Alone (A P.D. Workman Young Adult Novel) Kindle Edition

by P.D. Workman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so... Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from her night rambles. Maybe them most of all. Justine’s therapist says she is ‘troubled’, but it means the same thing. He thinks that her vivid, reoccurring nightmares and atrocious behavior point to some trauma in her past; but Em, Justine’s mother, can’t explain it. Justine used to have Christian, her best friend and skateboard partner. He was the only one who accepted her. Maybe because skating is the only time that Justine is really free to be herself. Now that Christian is gone… Justine keeps thinking things can’t get any worse. Even as she sees her life spinning further and further out of control, Justine can’t give up her sense of who she is—someone far different than the loving daughter Em expects her to be—to just fit in and be happy. She is sure that Em secretly holds the key to who Justine really is. But if she does, Em isn’t talking. Praise for Stand Alone —This book is a wonderful story filled with many twists and turns... it will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. The end will blow you away. A great story. —As PD Workman draws you inside Justine's head you begin to wonder what really makes her act the way she does. Good luck trying to put the book down until you find out why... Praise for P.D. Workman “Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I've read." "The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book."
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    12 - 18 years
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    A P.D. Workman Young Adult Novel
  3. Print length
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  4. Language
    English
  5. Publication date
    April 16, 2014
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Award-winning Young Adult author

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Tamara's Teardrops

Follow Tamara French as she struggles to overcome the challenges of her past and reintegrate into the normal world.

It isn't as easy as she thought it would be.

Tattooed Teardrops, Winner of Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016.

Between the Cracks

If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life. She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she’s blocked a lot of it from her memory.

Follow the stories of Ruby and her siblings.

Multiple award winning series

Breaking the Pattern

This poignant account of the lives of Henry, Sandy, and Bobby as they struggle to break free from the cycles of violence, poverty, and mental illness that plague their families will touch your heart and challenge you to look at youth crime in another light.

A heartwarming, sad, intense story that will keep you turning pages until the end.

Stand alone young adult novels

Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author P.D. Workman brings you contemporary young adult fiction about teens struggling with mental illness, addiction, family violence, incarceration, homelessness, and other tough stuff.

These stand alone novels feature Workman's engaging, well-developed characters as they face off against life's biggest challenges.

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About the Author

Award-winning author P.D. Workman writes riveting young adult/suspense fiction about mental illness, addiction, and abuse. For as long as P.D. Workman can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure. After a number of false starts, she finally wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve. It was full of fantastic ideas. It was the spring board for many stories over the next few years. P.D. Workman is a devout wife and a mother of one, born and raised in Alberta, Canada. She is a homeschooler and an Executive Assistant. She has a passion for art and nature, creative cooking for special diets, and running. She loves to read, to listen to audio books, and to share books out loud with her family. She is a technology geek with a love for all kinds of gadgets and tools to make her writing and work easier and more fun. In person, she is far less well-spoken than on the written page and tends to be shy and reserved with all but those closest to her.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JRGBCH8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ pd workman (April 16, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1290 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0992153980
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P.D. Workman is a USA Today Bestselling author, winner of several awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody and the InD’tale Magazine’s Crowned Heart award, and has published over 100 mystery/suspense/thriller and young adult books, including stand alones and these series: Auntie Clem’s Bakery cozy mysteries, Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator paranormal mysteries, Zachary Goldman Mysteries (PI), Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers, Parks Pat Mysteries (police procedural), and YA series: Tamara’s Teardrops, Between the Cracks, and Breaking the Pattern.

Workman loves writing about the underdog. She has been praised for her realistic details, deep characterization, and sensitive handling of the serious social issues that appear in her stories, from light cozy mysteries to darker, grittier young adult and mystery/suspense books.

"P. D. Workman does not shy from probing the deep psychological scars of childhood trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Also characteristic of this author, these extremely sensitive issues are explored with extensive empathy, described with incredible clarity, and portrayed with profound insight."

Some of Workman’s titles have been translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian.

Workman began writing at an early age and is a prolific reader as well as writer. She is also passionate about teaching and learning, expresses her creativity through art and cooking, and loves exploring the Calgary parks and green spaces where the Parks Pat Mysteries are set. She was a legal assistant for many years and has done extensive charitable work.

Workman was born and raised in Alberta, Canada, and is married with one adult son.

You can find P.D. Workman online or on social networks as pdworkmanauthor

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Joycedale
4.0 out of 5 stars There wasn't something about the writing I didn't like but I loved the story
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016
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There wasn't something about the writing I didn't like but I loved the story. It was very compelling.
I would've like to see a confrontation with Dr. Morgan at the end though.
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Maxfield Sparrow
5.0 out of 5 stars A mysterious story with engaging characters
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
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I know it's a cliché to say "I couldn't set this book down until I finished reading it," but it's a true cliché in my case. I kept vacillating throughout the read: was Justine really mentally ill? Was she sane and an unimaginably vile plot really did take her true life from her? Was her mother, Em, really a concerned and loving mother, trying everything in her power to break through Justine's defenses against her love? Or was Em actually just as diabolical as Justine claimed?

The portrayal of Justine felt very true to me. I had a troubled childhood and youth myself and I really identified with Justine's feelings, words, and actions. Some of the things Justine said and did were things I said and did when I was her age. The characters felt very three-dimensional and real. The story pulled me in and I just had to know how it ended! I swayed back and forth in my opinions about all the characters and was very satisfied with how everything played out in the end.

This is a terrific book with just the right amount of tension and release. You will be captivated from beginning to end and the characters will stick with you after you finish.
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Linda S Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Who am I...
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2014
I was given this book for an honest review by the author...

It is about a young 15 year old girl, Justine, who feels something is not right in her life with her mom, who she calls Em.

Justine loves her skateboard and spends as much time on it as possible. She has lots of dreams that leave her with questions. Her best and only real friend was killed in a skating accident and she has a hard time dealing with that.

Justine does not give up trying to find out just who she really is and goes through a lot trying to get there. She runs away a lot and ends up in the hospital a few times, jail a few times. She tries to get Em in trouble all the time always ends up getting herself in more trouble. You can't help but feel for Justine and Em even though one is deeply troubled and one just wants the truth to prevail..

I loved the way it ended with Justine finally getting what she has wanted and needed all along. Em gets what she deserved all along too. Will both be free now to learn to love and trust again or will one end up paying for their mistakes forever?

I think P.D. Workman is a wonderful author and I will be reading more of her books. I had to give this book 5 stars because it was well done and is a truly good story about love and loss, happiness and unknowing. It felt like you were there with the characters.
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