"Everybody knows, nobody's talking.... Seventeen-year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police. Her boyfriend, Jimmy, stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness. Skylar is keeping quiet about what she's seen, but how long can she keep it up?
But Jimmy was her savior.... When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world. But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, one of the victims, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting Jimmy. Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy.
The truth must be told.... Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself. But most importantly, both he and Skylar need to figure out why they would follow someone like Jimmy in the first place."
Review:
This was a surprise I was not expecting. This book made me feel so many emotions I wasn't prepared for and I am certainly happy with the results. It's already an intense thing to read about hate crimes from the "antagonist" so to speak. I felt very offended, feeling that this book was bashing on white people, but that was not the case. The ending had me holding back tears. I recommend this wholeheartedly.
But Jimmy was her savior.... When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world. But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, one of the victims, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting Jimmy. Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy.
The truth must be told.... Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself. But most importantly, both he and Skylar need to figure out why they would follow someone like Jimmy in the first place."
Review:
This was a surprise I was not expecting. This book made me feel so many emotions I wasn't prepared for and I am certainly happy with the results. It's already an intense thing to read about hate crimes from the "antagonist" so to speak. I felt very offended, feeling that this book was bashing on white people, but that was not the case. The ending had me holding back tears. I recommend this wholeheartedly.
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