Pub Date: February 11, 2014
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011040867
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 14 to 17
Physical Info: 1.70" H x 8.20" L x 5.40" W ( 1.10 lbs) 624 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes) | Social Themes | Sexual Abuse | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
Description: Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.
Brief description: Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.
Review Quotes: "This will be recognizable territory to anyone who has read Hopkins' earlier novels. . . . As a cautionary tale, however, this offers helpful insights into the continuing presence of HIV in teen lives and the urgency of making better choices in matters involving sex."--"Booklist"