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Smith, Amber
3 Reviews
(2)
YA
Maia is adrift following the sudden death of her sister. Chris, recently out as a transgender boy, is spending the summer in rural North Carolina, where Maia lives. The two are initially antagonistic--but quickly find themselves falling in love. With chapters alternating between the characters' points of view, this compelling love story delves into the challenges of trust and honesty and doesn't shy away from the consequences of revealing difficult truths.
Reviewer: Christina L. Dobbs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2019
(4)
YA
Brooke, an academically-minded loner, is looking forward to transferring to a better high school, but everything changes when her mother is arrested for murdering Brooke's abusive policeman father. Brooke struggles to make grades, pay rent, and keep her siblings together. While the sensational plot--and Brooke's emotional journey--proceed unremarkably, Brooke's hesitant relationship with her first girlfriend is tender and well drawn.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
(3)
YA
The five minutes it takes her brother's best friend to rape high-school freshman Edy begin her transformation, explored over four years, into Eden--a promiscuous, angry, terrified, and brave teen determined to separate herself from "that girl" who stayed silent about her rape. The harsh immediacy of Eden's present-tense narration rings true, as does her complex journey of healing and maturation in this sweeping debut.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox
3 reviews
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