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|title=Whisper to Me
|author=Nick Lake
|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Teens
|summary=A murder mystery, love story and exploration of mental ill -health combined, this is a heady, addictive, paralysing read. Wonderful, wonderful stuff from Nick Lake, one of YA's most powerful voices.
|rating=5
|buy=Yes
|date=May 2016
|isbn=1408853868
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'''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
Cassie lives with her father in a New Jersey beach town. Dad spends most of his time closeted away with his insect collection. He's an ex-Navy SEAL who suffers from PTSD and its concomitant anger issues. Frankly, Cassie finds him best avoided. Cassie herself is doing ok, despite a recent tragedy. Until, that is, she finds a dismembered foot on the beach, thought to be from a victim of a serial killer stalking the locality.
I think, if you are looking for the perfectly-plotted thriller, ''Whisper to Me'' isn't it. There is a mystery. You do get the answer. But solving the mystery isn't the point of this story. This is a story of vulnerability, of love, and of battling demons. It's a testimony of crisis and a love letter, with a mystery aside. And I think it's just perfect like that.
[[Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn]] is another tour de force. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, a young teenager is sent to a psychiatric hospital at the very start of World War II. Adults might appreciate [[Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter]].
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