Expect mature language throughout the book, including hate speech. There are also descriptions of the community's intense poverty, where there's also plenty of meth dealing. Characters in the poor mountain community face other difficulties: The protagonist describes being sexually assaulted by an older boy, and when she continues her investigation into the beating, she's threatened with a cow tongue on her pillow. Parents need to know that Shine is about a girl trying to solve a crime: An openly gay teen has been severely beaten (leaving him in a coma), and a slur was written on his chest in blood. Characters who are involved with meth are judged negatively, and the author paints it as destructive force in their lives.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. But the biggest drug discussion is about meth, and there are characters who use it, sell it, and even exchange drugs and sex. Also, a 10-year-old boy is described as suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Teen characters drink alcohol, including at a bar where Cat goes to investigate Patrick's beating. It was named by Booklist as one of the "Top Ten Youth Romances" of the year, as well as one of the "Top Ten Books by New Writers." Her middle-grade novel, Eleven, came out 2004, followed by its YA sequels (Twelve, Thirteen, Thirteen Plus One). Her first novel, Kissing Kate, was selected as one of ALA's "Best Books for Young Adults" for the year 2004. she has written many novels, including the famous IM books, ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r. Lauren Myracle holds an MA in English from Colorado State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Lauren Myracle is the author of numerous young adult novels.
Lauren Myracle holds an MA in English from Colorado State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Lauren Myracle is the author of the New York Times bestselling Internet Girls series (ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r), Rhymes with Witches, Bliss, and the new Flower Power series, among many other books for teens and young people.
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