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Blank, Jessica
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
Allison's world has been upside-down since her brother died. She runs away with her boyfriend and ends up at an occupation protesting the logging of an old-growth forest in Washington State. There Allison discovers her strengths, what to let go of, and what to protect at any cost. Set in the 1990s and based on real protests, this is an affecting story of resistance and coming of age.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(3)
YA
For fourteen-year-old Tessa, living with her beautiful, self-centered mother has always meant moving from home to home. Now at an ashram with few kids and no school, Tessa feels more isolated than ever--until meeting twenty-year-old Colin. Tessa's relationship with Colin, full of tender and unnerving moments, raises complicated questions about friendship, maturity, and intimacy.
Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey
(3)
YA
Seven homeless adolescents survive hand-to-mouth on the gritty streets of Los Angeles. Each chapter of the novel--narrated by a different character--reads like a heart-rending monologue of abuse, drugs, loneliness, and hunger. Both in pain and capable of inflicting it, the realistic characters offer a window into the world of streetwise yet vulnerable homeless teens.
Reviewer: Marika Hoe
3 reviews
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