Don't Breathe a Word
by:
Holly Cupala (author)
ISBN:
9780061766701 (0061766704)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Drama,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Sociology,
Abuse,
Young Adult Contemporary,
Young Adult Romance
"There comes a point when a runaway decides it's safer to live on the streets than to live at home."
Maybe it's just unfortunate that I've recently been reading other books that hit harder and dig deeper, but while this still told a meaningful story and opened my eyes a bit to the realities of teenage homelessness, the book was just OK for me.The protagonist, Joy, is mostly your average suburban te...
This is a powerful book where the main character Joy goes on a desperate journey to figure out who she is without an overbearing boyfriend and her hovering parents. To learn to breathe on her own. Literally. She has severe asthma which her parents micromanage. When she first met Asher, it felt dange...
This is a book about heavy duty topics for a YA - mostly revolving around mental relationship abuse, runaway & homeless kids, but also touches drugs, prostitution, the struggle to survive, trying to make room for yourself in your own world, growing, standing on your own feet, finding love, hope, fri...