Wild and Crooked Contributor(s): Thomas, Leah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1547600020 ISBN-13: 9781547600021 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Lgbt |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2018045382 |
Age Level: 14-17 |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (1.20 lbs) 448 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 52 Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2019 School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 107 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym . . . or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime. Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the disabled kid because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself. When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. Until their families' pasts emerge. And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar. Can they break free from a legacy of inherited lies and chart their own paths forward? |
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