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Sanchez, Jenny Torres

Because of the Sun

263 pp. | Delacorte | January, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-55145-1 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-399-55146-8 $20.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-399-55148-2
(4) YA After her harsh, alcoholic mother's death from a freak bear attack, seventeen-year-old Dani is overwhelmed by her complicated emotions. She moves in with an estranged aunt in New Mexico, and Dani's grief manifests in self-isolation and emotional detachment. While Dani eventually begins to heal with the help of new friends, her lyrically narrated dissociation--inspired by Camus's The Stranger--may alienate casual readers.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald

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