Once known as the high school weirdo, Camden is bigger and badder than the boy he used to be and a talented tattoo artist with his own thriving business. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for-Camden McQueen. Now she's much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents' latest scam. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Published by: Metal Blonde Books on January 24, 2013Įllie Watt is used to starting over. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Miller Cover, Homewood Public Library, ALα(c) Copyright 2011.
Hubbard's The Secret Year (Viking, 2010).-Heather E. This book will find many readers, among them fans of Sarah Dessen's works and Jennifer R. Ellison portrays Olivia sympathetically yet realistically, creating a believable character in an extreme situation. She feels as if her parents, home, friends, and even her artistic talent have all deserted her in one way or another. Olivia mourns not only the loss of her best friend/romantic interest, but also the life she once knew.
If it is truly appearing, what could be causing his spirit's unrest? This tightly plotted novel is both heartfelt and suspenseful. When Stern's ghost shows up to save her from drowning, she wonders if it is another sign of her oncoming madness or if the visitation is real. With the boy she secretly loved dead, her father remarrying, and her mother in prison awaiting sentencing, Olivia struggles to make it through each day. She is afraid that her graying vision is just the first sign of impending, inherited schizophrenia. And just a week before Stern's death, Olivia's sight started faltering, all color bleaching out of her world.
Unable to cope, Olivia's father filed for divorce. Her mother had never been well balanced, and her refusal to stay on her meds led to increasing mental instability. Gr 9-11-Sixteen-year-old Olivia's best friend, Stern, is murdered, and her mother confesses to the crime.
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