"Amid gritty free verse, Darrow interweaves beautifully crafted forms such as the villanelle, sestina and pantoum, whose intricate patterns suit Sissy's mournful voice." — Publishers Weekly
For sixteen-year-old Sissy and her brother Boy, trash is a reminder of one too many sorry foster placements they've endured, a way of life they can't wait to escape. Now on the run in search of their big sister Raynell, ironically they are forced to rely on their trash-picking skills for sustenance and shelter. Reunited at last with Raynell in St. Louis, Boy and Sissy shed their old identities, reinvent themselves as graffiti artists, and splash their new names on city bridges and walls. But one night's expedition goes horribly wrong, and Sissy looks again to trash, this time as the beginning of something artful and beautiful.
- ISBN10 0763626244
- ISBN13 9780763626242
- Publish Date 8 August 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 2 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780763626242