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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 18, 2011
The impact of meth on rural America informs this gritty mystery from the author of Bliss (2008). Beaten and left with his mouth taped to a gas nozzle, gay teen Patrick is now in a coma, and 16-year-old Cat is determined to find the perpetrator of this hate crime, spurred by guilt over having withdrawn from her relationship with her former best fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
on onAugust 18, 2011 | Booksmack!
The impact of meth on rural America informs this gritty mystery from the author of Bliss (2008). Beaten and left with his mouth taped to a gas nozzle, gay teen Patrick is now in a coma, and 16-year-old Cat is determined to find the perpetrator of this hate crime, spurred by guilt over having withdrawn from her relationship with her former best fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011
Gr 10 Up—Cat, 16, has isolated herself over the past three years, retreating from her friends and life after being violated by a boy she knew. But after a gay-bashing incident involving her former best friend at the local convenience store where he works leaves him in a coma, she is determined to enter the world again and investigate the crime to make up for all the years she abandoned him. The sheriff suspects his attackers are mos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Sixteen-year-old Cat's gay friend is in a coma, the victim of a hate crime. Her search for the perpetrator leads to disturbing...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
