Language: PG-13 (23 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG-13 (shootings, cutting, arson)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Haley and her brother, Max, are sent to a special needs high school following the death of their mother. They find friends in other deaf students and band together to commit crimes, which Haley finds strangely thrilling. They end up stealing from the wrong person though, and find that there are unpleasant consequences that will forever change their group.
Stoll uses ASL (American Sign Language) in the illustrations, which is pretty cool. It is a dark story with flawed characters that I found difficult to root for since they are committing crime after crime. The story has enough twists that it will keep you hooked and the illustrations complement the storyline with the perfect blend of color that adds tension in the book.
Michelle in the Middle
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