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Combs, Sarah
2 Reviews
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YA
Days after the Boston Marathon bombing, a plan comes together in an online forum, aiming to coordinate a number of school shootings across the country. Numerous but distinct narrators--ranging from teens to a teacher to "the Mastermind"--build an interlocking narrative that vividly illustrates teens' online vulnerabilities and offers a useful, at times powerful, counterpoint to recent events.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
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YA
At a summer college program in Kentucky, a classroom of gifted students studying "The Secrets of the Written Word" grapples with life's big questions. Mercurial, dreamy, and verbose, protagonist Gloria narrates with intellectual enthusiasm and attention to emotional detail. Although the plot meanders, Gloria's open, genuine voice carries this debut novel to the end of a life-changing summer.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
2 reviews
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