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Set in the mountainous outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina, The
Edge of Anything follows the start of an unexpected friendship
between Sage and Len. Len is a loner photographer haunted by a
guilty secret that prevents her from creating quality work, while
Sage is a popular high school volleyball player desperate to find a
way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls want to
rediscover their lost talents and win scholarships to the colleges
of their dreams, and a chance encounter between the two in their
high school's parking lot sparks an unlikely friendship.
Strengthened by the newfound power of their deep bond, the girls
begin to face their inner demons and exit the shadow of the past.
But when Len catches Sage endangering her health by practising
volleyball for the upcoming YMCA championship, a fight erupts and
threatens to unravel all the progress the girls have made. Written
by a successful author making her YA debut, The Edge of Anything
explores the transformative power of friendship and how it can help
you find yourself and the goodness in life, even when everything
feels broken.
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Fault Lines
Nora Shalaway Carpenter
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R524
R403
Discovery Miles 4 030
Save R121 (23%)
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Riveting, powerful, and a little bit magical, Fault Lines offers
readers a slow-burn romance alongside an unflinching examination of
socio-economics, gender expectations, and environmental ethics.
Ever since her aunt died four months ago, seventeen-year-old Vivian
(Viv) Spry is aching to figure out where she belongs. Her father
has become emotionally distant and even her best friend has found a
new sense of identity in her theater group. Unfortunately, nobody
in her rural West Virginia town has time for an assertive, angry
girl, especially a girl dubbed "Ice Queen" for refusing to sleep
with her popular boyfriend. On top of everything, she discovers a
strange ability to sense energy that really freaks her out. The
only place Viv feels like it's safe to be her true self is the tree
stand where her aunt taught her to hunt. It's the one place she
still feels connected to the person who knew her best. So when
fracking destroys the stand and almost kills her, Viv vows to find
a way to take the gas company down. When Dex Matthews comes to
town-a new kid whose mom lands a job laying pipeline-his and Viv's
worlds collide and a friendship (and maybe more?) slowly blossoms.
But Viv's plan to sabotage the pipeline company could result in
Dex's mom losing her job, putting them on the streets. Now Viv and
Dex have to decide what's worth fighting for-their families, their
principles, or each other.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 One of A Mighty Girl's Best
Books of the Year ?A Bank Street Best Books 2021 Finalist for the
Cybils Awards Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past
that's stagnated her work and left her terrified she's losing her
mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way
around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college
scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely
friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons.
But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could
cost them everything, maybe even their lives. Set in the North
Carolina mountains, this dynamic #ownvoices novel explores grief,
mental health, and the transformative power of friendship.
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