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OLDER FICTION
Vidal, Clara

Like a Thorn

119 pp. | Delacorte | June, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-73564-3 $14.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-90552-7 $17.99
(4) YA Translated by Y. Maudet. Mélie feels like she had two mothers: "Rosy Mom" in public and "Dark Mom" lurking at home. To cope, Mélie self-prescribes obsessive behaviors. Upon reaching adolescence, she realizes her rituals have failed and she must break her silence. Mélie is sympathetic, but the third-person text feels detached, more a case study than a story.
Reviewer: Lauren Maggio

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