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(More customer reviews)I glimpsed this book on a cart on a library trip to return a borrowed DVD. The cover caught my eye so I read the inside of the jacket and the story sounded interesting.
I know this was a book for teens, so I didn't expect a long, detailed book. This isn't a bad book, really. The gist of the book can be summarized in the jacket flap (as well as the description here on Amazon) so it was pretty straightforward for me. This book is this author's first effort, and I could tell before I looked up this author because of the information on her in the backflap. This is not a bad effort for a first book. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of the sex and drugs that seems to be so prevalent in teen novels today, so unlike most other 'teen' books, this is something I WOULD give to my teen (if I had one, of course)
I was disappointed that the book wasn't a bit more fleshed out though. This story would have benefited more if Mona recalled some more experiences she had as the town outcast and exactly what happened with her mom. It's never clear WHY Mom died, and the ending also felt rather thrown-together to me, especially with the revelation about Paco. I mean, the author could have just left it with Dad and that would be perfectly plausible, but then to shift it over to Paco felt contrived. A bit more thought and detail would have increased the potential out of this book. A decent, light read at 3/5 stars.
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Everyone in Muessa Junction hates Monalisa Kent. After all, she was the thickwit who blowtorched the futon factory-the town's heart, soul, and bread and butter. So what if she was just six at the time? Junctioners don't forgive and forget.
And now it's the 10th anniversary of the blaze that fried Mona's supposed life. In the past 10 years, her bitter town resurrected itself through the divine intervention of the fast food industry. But there is no absolution for Mona-they still hate the sorry sight of her. And Mona doesn't like them either.
At 16 she's dyed her hair blue, found her place at the local tattoo parlor, and taken to memorizing bumper sticker sayings instead of dealing with people. But disappearing is never that easy, especially with blue hair. And in her efforts to retreat, Mona has forgotten the oldest bumper sticker in the book: "No matter how deep you bury the past, it always climbs out to bite you in the butt."
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