en-US Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:16:52 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 32075671 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]> 454 Angie Thomas 0062498533 Colleen 0 4.46 2017
author: Angie Thomas
name: Colleen
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at: 2020/06/10
date added: 2020/07/02
shelves: my-recommendations, betrayal, bullying, check-out-the-movie, contemporary, cops, crime, drugs, family, friends, gangs, high-school, lawyers-legal, parties, power, revolution, risk-taking, tragedy, weapons
review:
A gripping narrative and a compelling heroine. Powerful and thought-provoking throughout.
]]> 18811324 Right before my eyes, my beautiful islands are changing forever. And so am I ...

Sixteen-year-old Leilani loves surfing and her home in Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii. But she's an outsider - half white, half Hawaiian, and an epileptic.

While Lei and her father are on a visit to Oahu, a global disaster strikes. Technology and power fail, Hawaii is cut off from the world, and the islands revert to traditional ways of survival. As Lei and her dad embark on a nightmarish journey across islands to reach home and family, she learns that her epilepsy and her deep connection to Hawaii could be keys to ending the crisis before it becomes worse than anyone can imagine.

A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels. The author has a master’s degree in tropical conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.]]> 384 Austin Aslan 0385744021 Colleen 0 3.67 2014
author: Austin Aslan
name: Colleen
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2020/05/17
date added: 2020/07/02
shelves: hawaii, apocalyptic, gangs, adventure, aliens, ancestors, cops, crime, dreams-nightmares, family, food, gods-goddesses, hotel, island, kidnapping, military, mountains, ocean, outdoors-camping, outer-space, prison-prisoner, risk-taking, road-trip, science, setting, sickness-disease, survival, surfing
review:
This story felt so real, I could smell the plumeria blossoms. Is it weird that I think this could actually happen? I loved all the references and the epileptic dreams and conversations with the goddess who was actually...well, you'll find out. I don't want to give it away. On to book two!
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Two sisters climbing the ranks of Dublin’s criminal justice system. A murder case that could change their lives forever. The Sisters is a gripping new thriller from one of the most exciting voices in crime fiction.

In this prequel to the international bestseller The Ruin, set 10 years prior, bright-eyed Carrie Ryan is at the very start of her career. When she has a hunch about an ongoing murder investigation, she knows it could be her only chance to prove herself and truly break into the “boy’s club” of Dublin’s police force.

Carrie uncovers this make-or-break moment in a case file her sister Aifric, a newly qualified barrister, leaves on their kitchen counter: Robert Collins has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after a fight in a local pub, and all signs point towards a guilty verdict. But both sisters quickly begin to find evidence that complicates the story. All the while, Carrie is very aware that she’s crossed the line – if the detective sergeant running the investigation finds out she’s been messing around with his case, her career will be over before it has begun.

Please note: This audio contains strong language, distressing situations, and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised. ]]> 4 Dervla McTiernan Colleen 0 3.59 2019
author: Dervla McTiernan
name: Colleen
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at: 2020/01/27
date added: 2020/03/28
shelves: abuse, adult, audiobook, bullying, crime, espionage-intrigue, family, lawyers-legal, revenge, cops
review:

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