SuitabookHope after sustained hurt
Michelle begins isolated and furious, while Nate’s compassion leads her to reconsider whether goodness remains possible; a later event threatens that change.
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S. R. Savell - Author
This is an emotionally intense contemporary teen novel about a fiercely angry, isolated girl whose connection with Nate opens a possibility of hope before serious harm tests that possibility.
"A pushy counselor, school bullies, a neglectful mother, and a dead father have ruined seventeen-year-old high school senior Michelle Pearce's perspective on life. A social reject living in self-imposed exile, Michelle has little use for anything or anyone--until Nathaniel comes along. A high school dropout who works three jobs to care for his dying grandmother, he's all but convinced Michelle that there is some good left in humanity. And then humanity proves him wrong. The unforgivable happens, destroying Michelle's newfound faith in life and threatening to unravel a love in the making"--Page 4 of cover.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an emotionally intense contemporary teen novel about a fiercely angry, isolated girl whose connection with Nate opens a possibility of hope before serious harm tests that possibility.
Michelle begins isolated and furious, while Nate’s compassion leads her to reconsider whether goodness remains possible; a later event threatens that change.
Michelle is a social reject in self-imposed exile, and school bullying escalates to humiliation, destruction of possessions and physical attack.
Michelle has a dead father and neglectful mother; Nate works three jobs while caring for his dying grandmother.
Consider discussing the book first if bullying, sexual assault, bereavement, neglect, family violence or intense anger could be especially difficult. It also includes strong language, smoking and underage drinking.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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