In a single night, Anis life was torn to shredsand Ben struggles with the weight of trying to fix the unfixable in this heartbreaking and edgy debut novel.Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girlsarcastic, free-spirited Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him, too. Shes everything Ben could ever imagine. Everything he could ever want. But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone. Now Ani isnt the girl she used to be, and Ben cant sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame? Ben wants to help Ani, but the more she pushes him away, the more he wonders if theres anything he can do to save the girl he loves in this powerful, gut-wrenching debut novel.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 10th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 16-18 years.

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by Simon & Schuster .

C. Desir writes dark contemporary fiction for young adults. She lives with her husband, three small children, and overly enthusiastic dog outside of Chicago. She has volunteered as a rape victim activist for more than ten years, including providing direct service as an advocate in hospital ERs. She also works as an editor at Samhain Publishing. Visit her at ChristaDesir. com.