Read Between the Lines
Jo Knowles
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars
3.64
· 14 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 10 Mar 2015
Thanks to a bully in gym class, unpopular Nate suffers a broken finger—the middle one, splinted to flip off the world. It won’t be the last time a middle finger is raised on this day. Dreamer Claire envisions herself sitting in an artsy café, filling a journal, but fate has other plans. One cheerleader dates a closeted basketball star; another questions just how, as a "big girl," she fits in. A group of boys scam drivers for beer money without remorse—or so it seems. Over the course of a single day, these voices and others speak loud and clear about the complex dance that is life in a small town. They resonate in a gritty and unflinching portrayal of a day like any other, with ordinary traumas, heartbreak, and revenge. But on any given day, the line where presentation and perception meet is a tenuous one, so hard to discern. Unless, of course, one looks a little closer—and reads between the lines.
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- romance 4
- realistic 3
- contemporary 3
- lgbtq+ 3
- high-school 2
- coming of age 2
- bullying 2
- friendship 2
- multiple pov 2
- funny 2
- family 1
- male mc 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- book 1
- content warnings
- mental illness 1
- abuse 1