Pub Date: June 10, 2014
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013003247
Lexile Code: 0580
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.61" H x 8.38" L x 5.53" W ( 0.44 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression | Family | Siblings | Physical and Emotional Abuse see also Social Themes Sexual
Description: A haunting debut, "Charm & Strange" is the story of a young man discovering who he is and how to keep a dark past from defining his future.
Brief description: STEPHANIE KUEHN holds degrees in linguistics and sport psychology, and is currently working toward a doctorate in clinical psychology. Charm & Strange is her debut novel. She lives in Northern California with her husband, their three children, and a joyful abundance of pets. When she's not writing, she's running. Or reading. Or dreaming.
Review Quotes:
"[a] taut psychological thriller...difficult to put down." --Horn Book magazine
"A high-powered voice rich in charismatic style and emotional intensity illuminates this ambitious debut." --Kirkus reviews "Kuehn absolutely nails the voice and keeps us on constant edge." --Booklist "Twisted, and twisting. Relentlessly compelling. Lush storytelling. A must-read." --Ellen Hopkins, New York Times bestselling author of Triangles, Fallout and Tricks "...haunting...Charm & Strange is a shocker of a page-turner that unravels brilliantly from both ends." --Lisa McMann, New York Times Bestselling author of Dead to You "Charm and Strange is a story of blood and family and the animal inside--and it's ferociously real. " --Blythe Woolston, author of Catch & Release