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Myracle, Lauren

Shine

361 pp. | Abrams/Amulet | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8109-8417-2 $16.95
(3) YA Sixteen-year-old Cat's gay friend is in a coma, the victim of a hate crime. Her search for the perpetrator leads to disturbing revelations about her friends in their rural impoverished North Carolina town. Cat's authentically Southern, lyrical narration captures tough realities like prejudice, drug use, and abuse (emotional, sexual, and physical) but ends on an optimistic note.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

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