Summary
In this haunting and hopeful debut novel, a teen’s court-mandated psychiatric residency prompts a change in perspective from which there is no looking back.
Taylor Truwell is a sixteen-year-old girl from Florida with a troubled past, a neglectful mother, a seemingly callous father, and an urge to flee. When Taylor is caught with a stolen car, her reaction lands her in court for resisting arrest. Her father convinces the judge of an alternative to punishment: treatment in a juvenile ps…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442406919 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1442406917 |
| Author: | Laura Lascarso |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Readers are likely to sympathize enough with Taylor to…root for her as she reluctantly embraces rehabilitation.… Despite a few bumps in the road, a hopeful model for growth through therapy.” * Kirkus Reviews, June 13, 2012 *
“This debut novel from Lascarso approaches an unhappy and stressful young adulthood with realism and sensitivity, where disappointment and uncertainty can eventually coexist with opportunity and hope. The concern and love of Taylor’s father and an understanding and effective therapist are central to the story…the story resonates and will likely appeal to middle school readers and up.” * VOYA, August 2012 *
“Lascarso, in her debut novel, shows a keen understanding of residential treatment facilities and the mindsets of the teenagers admitted to them…. Taylor is a layered character. Readers initially put off by her stubbornness and dishonesty will soften as details of her painful childhood and resulting vulnerabilities come to light.” * Publishers Weekly, September 24, 2012 *
“This is a romance dressed up (pretty convincingly) as a psychodrama…this is an agreeable, PG–13 affair about a stubborn girl who just wants to keep running, even when, given her parental situation, she has no one to run to but herself.”
—Booklist, September 2012
“Libraries with insatiable problem-novel readers will want to add this title to their collection.”
—School Library Journal, September 2012
About The Author
Laura Lascarso
Laura Lascarso is the author of Counting Backwards, her debut novel. She lives in north Florida with her husband, two children, three chickens, and a dog named Lucy.
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