Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication Date: June 4, 2019
Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.
In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym . . . or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime.
Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself.
When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. Until their families' pasts emerge. And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar. Can they break free from a legacy of inherited lies and chart their own paths forward?
Why I Am Waiting:
I found this one on Netgalley and am also going to request it, but this one sounds very interesting. The idea of having to go back to a place where your family isn't accepted is terrifying enough without having to be a teen, so this should be a very drama-filled read.
Update: Received from Netgalley and Bllomsbury - cannot wait to get through some other books so I can read this one.
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