The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Zorn, Claire

Protected

277 pp. | Sourcebooks/Fire | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4926-5213-7 $17.99

(2) YA In this Australian import, Hannah's popular older sister, Katie, died in a car crash almost a year ago. Hannah grapples with the uncomfortable fact that Katie's death has somehow shielded the once mercilessly bullied Hannah at school. Layers of sorrow, distrust, and longing for connection make Hannah a complicated and sympathetic narrator. Interspersed flashbacks explore the sisters' nuanced relationship in this sensitive examination of healing after trauma.

Reviewer: Sarah Berman | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018