by Laurie Halse Anderson

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The extraordinary, groundbreaking novel from Laurie Halse Anderson, with more than 2.5 million copies sold, and the basis for the 2004 film of the same name starring Kristen Stewart!

The first ten lies they tell you in high school.“Speak up for yourself–we want to know what you have to say.” From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication.In Laurie Halse Anderson’s powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.

by Meg Fitz

4.9 stars – 16 reviews

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Penny loves secrets, and she believes Hadeon is hiding a big one.

She’s right.

Hadeon has a crush on Penny, and when he overhears that she’s in danger, he bursts into action… and kidnaps her.

After being exposed to a deadly virus, oops, they find themselves trapped together in an underground quarantine facility while scientists race to find a cure.

Now, these two socially awkward teenagers must rely on each other to keep their sanity during what could be their final months.

Good thing they aren’t alone; they have three dogs and a hitman to keep them company.

Hadeon is determined to keep his feelings for Penny to himself. Because how will she react when she discovers his family created the virus as a bioweapon?

This close proximity, found family, retelling of the Hades Persephone myth will leave the reader wanting more.

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