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Tolman, Stacia
1 Reviews
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YA
Acerbic, aimless teen Serena Velasco wants out of her "small and grimy" upstate New York factory town; so does her best friend, beautiful and dreamy Melody Grimshaw, who hopes a dance career is her ticket out. In this bleakly realistic story, Serena struggles to untangle her identity from Melody's as their futures begin to diverge. This is a raw, atmospheric depiction of a complicated relationship that unflinchingly faces hard questions about class and friendship.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2019
1 reviews
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