Wild and Crooked

Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.

In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym . . . or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime.

Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself.

When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. Until their families' pasts emerge. And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar. Can they break free from a legacy of inherited lies and chart their own paths forward?

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Leah Thomas frequently loses battles of wits against her students and her stories. When she's not huddled in cafes, she's usually at home pricking her fingers in service of cosplay. Leah lives in San Diego, California and is the author of Nowhere Near You and the William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist, Because You'll Never Meet Me.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Leah Thomas, Thomas Leah
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.07.2019
• EAN: 9781547600021
• ISBN: 978-1-5476-0002-1
• Seiten: 448
• Gewicht: 546 g
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage), Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Relating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disability