Kirjahaku

Hunter needs to remember. Jazz needs to forget. They need each other to heal in this teen thriller of survivor love.Hunter's past is a mystery to him, erased by a doctor at the direction of his father. But memories of the secret trauma begin to surface when Hunter sees other people's memories--visions invading his mind with stories of abuse, teen self-mutilation, rape, and forbidden sex.His best friend Jazz has dark and disturbing memories of her own that she hides behind her sass and wit. Hunter discovers he can rescue the victims, even though he risks adding their suffering to his own.Hunter and Jazz kiss each other's scars and form a bond of empathy no two teens should ever need.This book contains scenes of sexual abuse, self-mutilation, and suicide. It should not be read by teens who wish to be shielded from such harsh realities their peers may be enduring alone. Nor by anyone who desires to remain in the dark despite being in a position to shine light. However, those who suffer in private or wish to help those who do--please read this story and share its contents.Many parts of this book are difficult to read and were very difficult to write. But there is much truth in these pages, some profoundly ugly and some beautiful in its resilience. As one character says, "I have to believe I can still love and be loved. We can't stay broken forever."And they shouldn't be unknown forever. People need to feel the pain of others.

Premi re Place dans la cat gorie Young Adult Abuse des Pencraft Award Concours International de Readers' Favorite: M daille d'Argent dans la cat gorie Young Adult ThrillerHunter a besoin de se souvenir. Jazz a besoin d'oublier. Ils ont besoin l'un de l'autre pour gu rir, dans ce thriller adolescent sur l'amour rescap . Le pass de Hunter, effac par un docteur la demande de son p re, est un myst re pour lui. Mais des bribes de ce traumatisme secret commencent resurgir quand Hunter se met voir les souvenirs d'autres personnes - des visions qui emplissent son esprit d'histoires d'agressions, d'auto-mutilation, de viol, de sexe interdit. Sa meilleure amie Jazz a ses propres souvenirs sombres et troublants, qu'elle cache derri re son assurance et sa r partie. Hunter d couvre qu'il peut aider sauver des victimes, bien qu'il risque d'ajouter leurs souffrances aux siennes.Hunter et Jazz prennent soin des blessures l'un de l'autre, et se lient avec une force de solidarit dont aucun adolescent ne devrait avoir besoin. Un roman suspense frais: rapide, mouvement et avec une histoire d'amour satisfaisante soulignant le tout. -Foreword Clarion Reviews Envo tant ... un livre magnifiquement crit. Les personnages sont convaincants et leur douleur authentique ... difficile reposer. - Blueink Review Une analyse puissante et originale de la nature de la m moire et des effets des mauvais traitements inflig s aux enfants qui est pr sent e comme une histoire suspense ... Profond ment ressenti et convaincante. -Kirkus Reviews

Laney's world collapsed when she caught her dad cheating. He begged her not to tell, but she did. Her family fell apart and regret consumes her, especially when she learns every decision she makes spawns a new universe for the opposite choice. If only she could skip sideways to the Laney who didn't tell.But her only escape is through her imagination, until a news story blurs the lines between worlds. Two girls were murdered at the same time and same place as her father's adulterous act. Strange events lead Laney to believe their bones are connected to her and the sister she always wanted.Laney now has another decision to make. Some Laneys say yes, while others say no; some live and some die. And some skip between worlds.

Three senior girls in rural Alaska escape their abusive pasts by raising their dyke flag for themselves and their community.Crystal Rose woke up at three in the morning today, drenched in sweat and breathless after another sex dream with Haley Carson. Later at school in the tiny town of Clear, Alaska, Crystal saves Haley from an assault by her abusive boyfriend.The two girls renew a love started years ago that had to stay hidden until now. But with Crystal's grandparents in the hospital with Covid and the possibility of her drug addict parents returning from a 14-year absence, Crystal needs Haley as much as she needs Crystal.They connect with Payton Reed, a gun-toting artist who helps them feel proud to be gay and willing to stand up to anyone. Together they struggle to make Crystal's house safe for those who are hated for their love.

In 1968, a seventeen-year-old queer girl traveled to Alaska disguised as a boy.Tracy should have been a boy. Even her older brother Spencer says so, though he wouldn't finish the thought with, "And I should have been a girl."Though both feel awkward in their own skin, they have to face who they are-queers in the late 60s.When both are caught with gay partners, their lives and futures are endangered by their homophobic father as their mother struggles to defend them.While the Vietnam War threatens to take Spencer away, Tracy and her father wage a war of their own, each trying to save the sweet, talented pianist.At seventeen, Tracy dresses as a boy and leaves her parents in turmoil, with only the slimmest hope of finding peace within herself. She journeys to a girl with a guitar, calling to her from a photo, "Come to Alaska. We'd be great friends."Maybe even The MoonStone Girls.

Trapped between a homicidal brother and a homophobic podcaster eager to reveal her lesbian romance novels, a seventy-year-old grandmother seeks help in Clear, Alaska.Suffocating in a loveless marriage and lonely existence, Taylor MacKenzie lives only through her writing, using the pen name Brooke Skipstone, her best friend in college and lover before her death in 1974. Afraid of being murdered before anyone in her family or community knows her life story, Taylor writes an autobiography about her time with Brooke and shares it with those closest to her, hoping for understanding and acceptance.Accused of promoting the queering and debasement of America by a local podcaster, Taylor embroils the conservative community in controversy but fights back with the help of a new, surprising friend.Can she endure the attacks from haters and gaslighters? Can she champion the queering she represents?And will she survive?