Trust, reputation and social judgement
Liz must decide whether to renew a friendship with Jason while others insist that he is dangerous and she risks losing her new social position.
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Leah Konen - Author
A relationship-centred coming-of-age story about loyalty, reputation and self-trust, with romance and mystery around a past assault. It may suit discussion of how social approval can shape difficult personal choices.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA relationship-centred coming-of-age story about loyalty, reputation and self-trust, with romance and mystery around a past assault. It may suit discussion of how social approval can shape difficult personal choices.
Liz must decide whether to renew a friendship with Jason while others insist that he is dangerous and she risks losing her new social position.
Liz’s popularity, friendships, romantic hopes and family plans pull her towards different choices while others tell her what to think and be.
Jason returns after being sent to juvenile detention for attacking Innis’s older brother, while questions remain about what happened that night.
Be ready for references to alcohol, sex, romance and loss, alongside a past violent attack and juvenile detention.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.