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Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser (view source)
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|title=Pieces of Us
|author=Margie Gelbwasser
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=9780738721644
|pages=336
|publisher=Flux
|date=April 2012
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|website=http://www.margiewrites.com
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|summary=Incredibly disturbing but very well-written, this is recommended as a thought-provoking book for those with strong stomachs. Parents - discuss it with your kids! Margie Gelbwasser was kind enough to come into Bookbag and [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Margie Gelbwasser|chat to us]].
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Every summer Katie and her sister Julie meet up with Alex and his brother Kyle at a lakeside community in New York. They leave behind their problems - which are legion - and find comfort in each other. But when a dark secret of one of them leaks out, the four are all left reeling by the far-reaching consequences.
The other really harrowing read of the year so far for me is the superb debut [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid]] which features another incredibly vile parent. Can I suggest, though, that you don't read it immediately after this one! Break them up with a light read like [[Swim the Fly by Don Calame]], [[Indigo Blues by Danielle Joseph]] or the quite wonderful [[A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgis]] - which is aimed at younger teens and tweens but will restore your faith in families!
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This review was kindly given to us by the ever-generous [http://yayeahyeah.blogspot.com/ Ya Yeah Yeah].
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