Does anyone ever see us for who we really are? Jo Knowlesâ€™s revelatory novel of interlocking stories peers behind the scrim as it follows nine teens and one teacher through a seemingly

Read Between the Lines

Does anyone ever see us for who we really are? Jo Knowlesâ€™s revelatory novel of interlocking stories peers behind the scrim as it follows nine teens and one teacher through a seemingly ordinary day.

Thanks to a bully in gym class, unpopular Nate suffers a broken fingerâ€”the middle one, splinted to flip off the world. It wonâ€™t be the last time a middle finger is raised on this day. Dreamer Claire envisions herself sitting in an artsy cafÃ©, filling a journal, but fate has other plans. One cheerleader dates a closeted basketball star; another questions just how, as a "big girl," she fits in. A group of boys scam drivers for beer money without remorseâ€”or so it seems. Over the course of a single day, these voices and others speak loud and clear about the complex dance that is life in a small town. They resonate in a gritty and unflinching portrayal of a day like any other, with ordinary traumas, heartbreak, and revenge. But on any given day, the line where presentation and perception meet is a tenuous one, so hard to discern. Unless, of course, one looks a little closerâ€”and reads between the lines.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 14675
Color Navy
ReleaseDate 2015-03-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780763663872

Read Between the Lines