Lauren Myracle’s Shine is a departure from much of her other writing. Starting off with a news article about a hate crime in which a gay teen is beaten, tied up, and left with a gas hose shoved down his throat, this book wastes no time in getting to the heart of matters.While the teen [...]

Tags: coming of age, drugs, friendship, hate crime, homosexuality, mystery, social classes
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Following the car accident of Craig Clements-Rabbitt and Nicole Werner, there are conflicting stories of what happened. The media reports a fatality–a girl so damaged by the wreck that she could barely be identified. The woman who first arrived on the scene says otherwise, telling anyone who will listen that the girl was very much [...]

Tags: college, death, mystery, secrets, supernatural
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When Eddie Reeves’ father commits suicide, Eddie is left desperately grasping at straws trying to find a reason for his death. The father she knew wouldn’t just jump off a building without explanation, but perhaps his suicide shows that she never really knew her father all that well. In the aftermath of his death, Eddie’s [...]

Tags: family problems, friendship, grief, mystery, photography, romance, suicide
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The small town of Cryer’s Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn’t that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain. When a second student goes missing—someone close to Kendall’s heart—the community is in an uproar. Caught in a downward [...]

Tags: friendship, high schools, mental illness, missing persons, mystery, secrets, sports, supernatural
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They’ve gotten good grades – but that’s not good enough. They’ve spent hours on community service – but that’s not good enough. Finn and Chloe’s advisor says that colleges have enough kids with good grades and perfect attendance, so Chloe decides they’ll have to attract attention another way. She and Finn will stage Chloe’s disappearance, [...]

Tags: college, family life, friendship, high schools, mystery, psychological fiction
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