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266 pp.
| Shadow |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-60907-010-6$17.99
(4)
YA
Perspective alternates between Sara, a seventeen-year-old photography buff visiting NYC, and Sam, her new muse, to cover their twenty-four-hour interaction. Each teen is coping with loss, and their adventure through the city seeking a meaningful work of art for a demanding celebrity provides an opportunity to connect. Dull dialogue and overwritten platitudes detract from the novel's emotional success.