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Witnessing the fallout from the poor choices their parents make and the lies adults tell themselves, three teens are clinging to the last remnants of the secure and familiar world in which they’ve grown up. But the ground is shifting. What was once clear is now confused. Everything is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mikayla: Soon to be high school senior dating Dylan. Big sister to Brianna and constantly grounded
- Shane: Gay teenager whose parents are struggling with their marriage
- Harley: A 13 year old pre-teen, child of a single mother
- Dylan: Mikayla's boyfriend
- Alex: Shane's boyfriend
- Brianna: 13 year old, best friends with Harley, has a great stay-at-home mom, an older sister and an older brother. She wants to act older than she is and that gets her into trouble.
- Chad: Son of Harley's dad's girlfriend
- Trace: Brother to Brianna and Mikayla
- Tyler: Best friend to Dylan and friend to Mikayla
- Lucas: Kind of friend of Chad
First Sentence edit
Should the sun beat summer too fiercely through your afternoon window, you can slant the blinds to temper heat and scatter light, sifting shadows this way and that with a lean of slats.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ellen Hopkins (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 11, 2012
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 604
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 11, 2012
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 604
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- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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