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You Against Me
By Downham, Jenny
- ISBN
- 978-0-38575-160-5 978-0-38575-161-2 978-0-37598-938-4
- Publisher
- Fickling Random
REVIEWS
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
Mikey McKenzie and Ellie Parker are drawn to each other: there's an immediate attraction and mutual fascination, albeit a perverse one considering that Mikey's sister Karyn has accused Ellie's brother Tom of rape. Though Mikey knows exactly who Ellie is from the beginning, Ellie is at first unaware of his identity as the brother of Tom's accuser—the lying floozy who is tearing her family ("Team Parker") apart. The controlling event...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Mikey and Ellie are drawn together despite circumstance: Mikey's sister has accused Ellie's brother of rape. While Mikey knows who Ellie is from th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on December 1, 2011
A heartbreaking story of first love and family loyalty with a riveting psychological twist. Jenny Downham’s prose is concise and understated, yet potent and exceptionally observant: “He sat on his hands, leaned forward and looked around at the bleached stones and the lopsided graves. He didn’t say anything and she liked that, that he was thinking about things, admiring the place. They were the only living ones here.” Mikey meets Ellie while trying to obtain incriminating...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
