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The Way It Is by Second Story Press Staff is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Way It Is about?

To Ellen Manery, a brilliant, introverted, socially isolated fifteen-year-old, there is nothing good about the summer of 1967, especially when her parents decide to move to a small town in the interior of British Columbia. All the big ideas of the 1960s--the civil rights movement, the sexual revolution, women's rights--have not had much of an effect on this small community. Ellen has always been more interested in studying than a social life, but that begins to change when she meets Tony Paul, an eighteen-year-old who belongs to the Shuswap Indians and lives on the nearby reserve. When school starts it is Tony's friendship that gives Ellen the strength to endure the loneliness, racism, discrimination, and antifeminism she must face during her last year in high school. As Tony and Ellen's friendship turns into something deeper, they must decide if they can break free of society's rules and forge their own future.

Who reads The Way It Is?

Author

Second Story Press Staff

Publisher

Second Story Feminist Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781897187807

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

Rating

3.28 / 5 (183 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14