Far From You
Far From You
By: Tess Sharpe
Book Quote:
"All I can think about is Mina. Mina's in the ground and her killer's walking free, and the cops are looking in all the wrong places." - Chapter 2, p 12
Library Cat Rating: 😻 😻
Review:
Sophie Winters has defied the odds of death on multiple occasions as the survivor of a terrible car accident, as a recovering drug addict, and when confronted by a masked man with a gun deep in the woods. Sophie's best friend Mina is not so lucky - she does not walk away from the confrontation with the masked man and Sophie is the only one who knows what happened. Unfortunately, when drugs are found at the scene of the Mina's murder, Sophie is deemed an unreliable witness and the incident is written up as a drug deal gone bad. But this is not the truth. At the time of the incident Sophie had been clean for over sixth months, but no one will believe her. Instead, her parents ship her off to a rehabilitation facility for three months and Mina's killer is allowed to walk free. Sophie is determined to return home and catch Mina's killer, but she'll need help from new and old friends, as well as family, in order to solve the mystery. Author Tess Sharpe tells the story from Sophie's present interspersed with memories from before the car accident and before Sophie's death. Through these various timelines, a thrilling and intricate story is woven about love, friendship, and drug addiction.
VERDICT is that this book will strike a cord with a wide array teens. Tough topics such as drug addiction and sexuality are covered in a realistic way that can help generate conversation and awareness for anyone who may be struggling personally with either or both issues.
VERDICT is that this book will strike a cord with a wide array teens. Tough topics such as drug addiction and sexuality are covered in a realistic way that can help generate conversation and awareness for anyone who may be struggling personally with either or both issues.
Citation:
Sharpe, Tess. (2014). Far from you. New York, NY: Hyperion.
Annotation:
Sophie Winters use to have a drug addiction, but she was clean when a supposed drug deal goes bad and her best friend ends up dead. After several months in rehab to address her supposed relapse, Sophie is out and determined to find who murdered her best friend and why.
Extra:
Check out author Tess Sharpe's GoodReads page here.
Sharpe, Tess. (2014). Far from you. New York, NY: Hyperion.
Annotation:
Sophie Winters use to have a drug addiction, but she was clean when a supposed drug deal goes bad and her best friend ends up dead. After several months in rehab to address her supposed relapse, Sophie is out and determined to find who murdered her best friend and why.
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Extra:
Check out author Tess Sharpe's GoodReads page here.
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