Language: PG-13 (28 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (Addiction, alcohol abuse, and rape); Violence: PG-13 (Physical attack, sexual attack,-reference, not graphic)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO SOME
17yo 12th grader Scottie O'Doul suffers emotional abuse from the citizens of her hometown after a fatal car crash that took the life of her twin, Cait, and the head football coach. The town blames her sister for the accident as a murder/suicide and Scottie for declaring that the coach had raped Cait. During her grieving process, Mr. Senda, a teacher, encourages Scottie to run ultra marathons as a way to focus and move forward. As Scottie tries to unravel all that she knows about her twin and the incidents leading up to her death, persecutions and trauma continue in her life. Scottie holds tight to mentors and friends that support her as she learns the awful truth and finds ways to overcome her circumstances.
Han Nolan deals thoughtfully with the sensitive subject of sexual abuse by a trusted teacher. She provides hope for those abused by showing how her heroine, Scottie, learned to follow her psychologist's advise, to trust other caring adults in her life, to focus on developing her skills, to trust herself and forgive others, and to find strength in friends and family. The ending of the book draws an optimistic outcome for all involved in the tragic tale, thus giving hope to those who have suffered similarly. Scottie is a white female.
Michelle McKnight- FACS teacher
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