Hyacinth Girls by Lauren Frankel

Hyacinth Girls by Lauren Frankel

Like New York Times bestseller Reconstructing Amelia, a stunning debut about a young teenager on the brink and a parent desperate to find the truth before it s too late.

Thirteen year old Callie is accused of bullying at school, but Rebecca knows the kind and gentle girl she s raised is innocent. While Callie is eventually exonerated, threatening notes from her alleged victim, Robyn, begin to surface, and as the notes become suicidal, Rebecca is determined to save the unbalanced Robyn. As Rebecca navigates school disapproval and mean moms while trying to comfort Callie and help Robyn, she recalls her own intense betrayals and best-friendships at that age. Then, her failure to understand those closest to her led to losing them forever, and she s determined that this story will end differently. But Rebecca has failed to understand what is really happening in Callie s life, and now Callie is in terrible danger.

This raw and beautiful story investigates the intensity of adolescent emotions and the complex identity of a teenage girl. Hyacinth Girls looks unflinchingly at how cruelty exists in all of us, and how our worst impulses can sometimes estrange us from ourselves or save us.

Frankel, Lauren: - Lauren Frankel received her BA in English from Vassar College. She has worked with young people, as both an educator and a librarian, in the United States and the UK. She holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, where she won the David Higham Award. Born in Connecticut, she now lives with her family in England.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780553418057
ISBN 10	055341805X
Title	Hyacinth Girls
Author	Lauren Frankel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-05-12
Number of pages	304
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