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LocationOakland
Call NoYA GUS
TitleThe Secrets We Keep / Cassie Gustafson
AuthorGustafson, Cassie
Barcode527943
CollectionYoung Adult
SummaryHigh school freshman Emma Clark harbors a secret—a secret so vile it could implode her whole world, a secret she’s managed to keep buried...until the day her best friend, Hannah, accuses Emma’s father of a heinous crime. Following her father’s arrest and torn between loyalty to Hannah and to her family, Emma is devastated to learn she must testify against Hannah’s word in order to keep her family together. As Emma wrestles with this impossible decision, her fractured past begins to resurface piece by painful piece—causing the line to blur between her present-day reality and the dark fairy tales she writes to survive, all of which threaten to expose Emma’s long-buried truths. The Secrets We Keep explores the complex, powerful bonds of friendship and family, asking the difficult question: At what point does Emma’s loyalty to another become a betrayal of herself? And perhaps the toughest question of all: Can Emma find the strength to finally unbury her secret?
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Oakland 527943YA GUSYoung Adult Available

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781665906944 19.99
International Standard Book Number 1665906944 19.99
Dewey Decimal Classification Number FIC
Personal Name Gustafson, Cassie
Title Statement The Secrets We Keep / Cassie Gustafson
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Simon & Schuster 2022
Physical Description 352 p. hardcover 22 cm.
Summary, Etc. High school freshman Emma Clark harbors a secret—a secret so vile it could implode her whole world, a secret she’s managed to keep buried...until the day her best friend, Hannah, accuses Emma’s father of a heinous crime. Following her father’s arrest and torn between loyalty to Hannah and to her family, Emma is devastated to learn she must testify against Hannah’s word in order to keep her family together. As Emma wrestles with this impossible decision, her fractured past begins to resurface piece by painful piece—causing the line to blur between her present-day reality and the dark fairy tales she writes to survive, all of which threaten to expose Emma’s long-buried truths. The Secrets We Keep explores the complex, powerful bonds of friendship and family, asking the difficult question: At what point does Emma’s loyalty to another become a betrayal of herself? And perhaps the toughest question of all: Can Emma find the strength to finally unbury her secret?
Target Audience Note Teen - Grade 10-12, Age 15-18
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Novels. Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Sexual abuse. Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Best friends. Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Secrets. Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Friendship. Fiction.