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Stanley, Shalanda
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Overachieving June hears voices; hospitalization begins a journey toward treatment. Her boyfriend, Nick--a good guy stuck in a bad job--is jailed for stealing cars. When Nick heads to the Ozarks to disappear, June follows. This star-crossed love story feels a touch overdramatic but is lifted by empathetic portrayals of mental illness, rural poverty, and the titular pair's deep mutual affection.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
(3)
YA
Best friends Jamie and Olivia are virtually "invisible" in their own homes due to their parents' traumas--until a tragic chain of events sets the teens (and their two friends) on the run. Olivia's confessional retrospective narration reverberates with the teens' fierce love for one another, which propels the group's desperate journey to New Orleans, a compelling quest of self-discovery.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox
2 reviews
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