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YA
Illustrated by
Craig Phillips.
Savitri's boyfriend Corey is killed and her best friend, Holly (Corey's sister), is injured by a seemingly senseless shooting. With the killer at large, Holly teeters on the brink of sanity. The narrative alternates among Savitri's voice; a second-person narrator; and Holly's perspective, told through first-person text and dramatic graphic novel–style interludes. Avasthi delves deeply into the pysche of both girls.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014