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Spiral
When fifteen-year-old Abby is seriously injured, her wounds go far deeper than her broken back. Rehabilitation therapy teaches her to cope with her new physical reality but once she's home with her family, she refuses to participate in life and withdraws into a world of drugs. Abby's family discovers her addiction, and she is sent to a farm that specializes in Equine Assisted Therapy. She must still do battle with her cravings, but when she witnesses the connection between another young patient and a pony, she decides that if this girl can heal, she too can learn to be present in life again.
- GenresYoung AdultCanada
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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January 30, 2020
Spiral by K.L DENMAN is about a girl who broke her back at work and after that she was using drugs and her family decided to send her to a farm that specializes in Equine Assisted Therapy where she could her with the addiction of drugs however first she was angry and doesn’t want to be there but after she learned how to see the life again and she ride a horse and help other in the institution. One of the message from this book is that no matter what you are passing always is a solution and people who really believe in you. I recommend this book to people who have an addiction to anything because your family always love you and are there for support you.
November 9, 2012
Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
Abby's life has been derailed by a tragic accident. It started as a part-time job, then a seemingly innocent request to change a burnt-out lightbulb, and then a fall in unsafe working conditions. A broken back has left Abby a paraplegic.
The world around her has changed. Her father picks her up from the hospital in an ugly beige mini-van, and she finds out he traded in his super-hot Mustang for this handicap-equipped ride. When she gets home there's an obscene ramp built right over the top of her mother's prized herb garden, and her upstairs room has been relocated to the den off the kitchen. Everyone tries to make the best of the awful circumstances, but Abby doesn't feel much like living anymore.
A surprise visit from Jim, another accident victim she met in rehab, adds some unexpected excitement to Abby's life. Jim offers her a sort of escape when he introduces her to cocaine. She hesitates, but then decides a little might help fill the emptiness and frustration she experiences on a daily basis. It does make those feelings disappear, but soon it takes more and more of the cocaine to even begin to take the edge off.
Abby's new world explodes when her younger brother catches her and calls in her mom and dad.
The next thing Abby realizes she is living at Spiral, an isolated treatment center miles from home. As the only live-in resident of the center, Abby learns she has been signed up for a six-month course of treatment. Can it get any worse, or can a place like Spiral have the answer for someone like her?
At just over 100 pages, SPIRAL by K.L. Denman tells the story of one girl's plunge into life with a severe physical disability. Her reaction to her circumstances is not a surprise, but many might be surprised about where she finds help and a way to cope with the life changes she faces.
Abby's life has been derailed by a tragic accident. It started as a part-time job, then a seemingly innocent request to change a burnt-out lightbulb, and then a fall in unsafe working conditions. A broken back has left Abby a paraplegic.
The world around her has changed. Her father picks her up from the hospital in an ugly beige mini-van, and she finds out he traded in his super-hot Mustang for this handicap-equipped ride. When she gets home there's an obscene ramp built right over the top of her mother's prized herb garden, and her upstairs room has been relocated to the den off the kitchen. Everyone tries to make the best of the awful circumstances, but Abby doesn't feel much like living anymore.
A surprise visit from Jim, another accident victim she met in rehab, adds some unexpected excitement to Abby's life. Jim offers her a sort of escape when he introduces her to cocaine. She hesitates, but then decides a little might help fill the emptiness and frustration she experiences on a daily basis. It does make those feelings disappear, but soon it takes more and more of the cocaine to even begin to take the edge off.
Abby's new world explodes when her younger brother catches her and calls in her mom and dad.
The next thing Abby realizes she is living at Spiral, an isolated treatment center miles from home. As the only live-in resident of the center, Abby learns she has been signed up for a six-month course of treatment. Can it get any worse, or can a place like Spiral have the answer for someone like her?
At just over 100 pages, SPIRAL by K.L. Denman tells the story of one girl's plunge into life with a severe physical disability. Her reaction to her circumstances is not a surprise, but many might be surprised about where she finds help and a way to cope with the life changes she faces.
May 10, 2017
Spiral by K. L. Denman, was an amazing book. I couldn't set it down! It made me feel like I was living what happened in the book. It starts off with an average high school girl at work her name is Abby, she is changing a light bulb, and she couldn't quite reach it so she stepped on these shelving units, The shelves started to wobble and she fell on top of them leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. She then goes to her rehabilitation classes before she comes home a few months later.
After returning home her and a friend from rehabilitation start hanging out and doing illegal drugs because she thinks her life is now pointless, and over the course of a few weeks her addiction gets worse and worse. She then goes to a special kind of rehabilitation class and lives there its a very special place and you will have to read the book to figure out the rest. The book is very realistic and makes you realize how fast you could lose everything over a dumb decision. I think everyone should read this book at least once!!
After returning home her and a friend from rehabilitation start hanging out and doing illegal drugs because she thinks her life is now pointless, and over the course of a few weeks her addiction gets worse and worse. She then goes to a special kind of rehabilitation class and lives there its a very special place and you will have to read the book to figure out the rest. The book is very realistic and makes you realize how fast you could lose everything over a dumb decision. I think everyone should read this book at least once!!
August 30, 2016
I felt so badly for Abby. She was young and thought her boss wouldn't ask her to do anything dangerous, so to have an accident like that happen and the outcome of it was just heartbreaking. Her reactions were realistic. I felt badly for her family and friends, because of the way she was treating them, but it was good that she was able to tell who her real friends were. The ending was good. I enjoyed reading this book.
January 14, 2010
Haunting. Scary. Informative. Uplifting.
A must read!
A must read!
March 5, 2018
This book makes you think twice before you do something that can mess up your life.
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May 15, 2014This book was definitely one that caught my eye and was very interesting. I’m usually the person to never read. It takes a really interesting book for me to keep reading to see what happens next. Id say it is a very emotional book, you feel like you are really participating in the story, like you are face to face with the characters
I like this book because even though its a fictional story, it is kind of inspiring, if Abby can overcome then you come anything in your lows. It’s just one of those books that you read and can take life lessons from. I found it awesome how Abby found hope in something so small and thats all she needed.
For this being one of the shorter books I’ve read it really catches your attention right away. I would recommend this book because if you are in your late teens or early 20s it will feel so easy to relate to since you can understand the everyday problems of that age group.
I like this book because even though its a fictional story, it is kind of inspiring, if Abby can overcome then you come anything in your lows. It’s just one of those books that you read and can take life lessons from. I found it awesome how Abby found hope in something so small and thats all she needed.
For this being one of the shorter books I’ve read it really catches your attention right away. I would recommend this book because if you are in your late teens or early 20s it will feel so easy to relate to since you can understand the everyday problems of that age group.
March 29, 2010
This is written at just over a 2nd grade level for those teens that are struggling with reading. It isn't the greatest fiction out there, but for teens that don't read well, it could be just the ticket.
April 8, 2011
good so far
June 4, 2013
Simple, easy reading. A dark, dark hole..... been there ...
May 21, 2014
This one had me weepy! Paraplegic Abby seeks solace in cocaine but is sent to recover with equine therapy. Very encouraging little quick read.
September 16, 2013
Great story for teens that is centered on injury and addictions
December 3, 2014
Kind of boring but sent a good overall message.
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