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Self, Jeffery

A Very, Very Bad Thing

229 pp. | Scholastic/Push | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-11840-7 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-338-11842-1
(4) YA Although an accident leads to Christopher's death, it's mislabeled a suicide before his boyfriend Marley can explain. As Christopher's conservative-televangelist father denies his son's homosexuality to the press, Marley tries to honor the boyfriend he loved--but doing so inadvertently perpetuates the suicide myth. Self's novel addresses important, weighty issues, but thin characterization prevents Marley's moral dilemma from developing much tension.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

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