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Halahmy, Miriam

Behind Closed Doors

246 pp. | Holiday | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-3641-5 $16.95
(4) YA Fifteen-year-old Josie and her classmate Tasha both keep their home lives secret: no one knows that Josie's mom is a hoarder or that Tasha feels unsafe around her mother's boyfriend. Then these secrets become unsustainable. Told in alternating narratives, certain turning points in the plot come too abruptly. Still, it's a nuanced portrayal of both girls' dueling desires to escape and rebuild their lives.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

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