Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
About This Book
WHEN PATRICK TRUMAN IS FOUND BEATEN, BOUND, and left for dead, sixteen-year-old loner Cat is determined to discover the truth of what happened to her former best friend. The local sheriff blames out-of-towners, but Cat is sure someone in their small, tightly knit Southern community is guilty of the crime.
Patrick is gay, and for years he has been teased and bullied by people claiming to be his friends, people Cat calls "the redneck posse." She plans to start her hunt for the culprit with them. But there are two problems. Cat's brother is a member of the posse, and so is the boy who assaulted Cat years ago, forcing her into the self-imposed exile from which she must now emerge ... for Patrick and for herself.
Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a searing coming-of-age story, couched in a compelling page-turner of a mystery.
Patrick is gay, and for years he has been teased and bullied by people claiming to be his friends, people Cat calls "the redneck posse." She plans to start her hunt for the culprit with them. But there are two problems. Cat's brother is a member of the posse, and so is the boy who assaulted Cat years ago, forcing her into the self-imposed exile from which she must now emerge ... for Patrick and for herself.
Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a searing coming-of-age story, couched in a compelling page-turner of a mystery.
Awards
Nutmeg Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2013 · High School · Nominee
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2013 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Gateway Readers Award
2013 · High School · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2013 · Young Adult · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2012 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Indies Choice Book Award
2012 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Tayshas Reading
2012 · Young Adult · Commended
