Cracked Up to Be
A Novel
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · December 23, 2008
In this young adult novel debut, the story of a girl too smart for her own good who, after one tragic night, decides to reject the popular life in exchange for one of solitude.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp, unflinching read with Courtney Summers’ knack for pressure and raw feeling.
- Genres
- Mental Illness for Teens, Teen Suicide, Contemporary YA Romance
- Published
- St. Martin's Press, December 23, 2008
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In this young adult novel debut, the story of a girl too smart for her own good who, after one tragic night, decides to reject the popular life in exchange for one of solitude. Perfect Parker Fadley isn't so perfect anymore. She's quit the cheerleading squad, she's dumped her perfect boyfriend, and she's failing school.
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Her parents are on a constant suicide watch and her counselors think she's playing games…but what they don't know, the real reason for this whole mess, isn't something she can say out loud. It isn't even something she can say to herself. A horrible thing has happened and it just might be her fault. If she can just remove herself from everybody--be totally alone--then everything will be okay...The problem is, nobody will let her. “Cracked UpTo Be gives you Parker, her world, her friends, straight up, no chaser. You won't forget her.” —Kathe Koja author ofKissing The Bee
Sharp Edges
A sharp, unflinching read with Courtney Summers’ knack for pressure and raw feeling.
Come here for
- edgy teen fiction
- heavy emotional pull
Expect
- intense, sustained narrative
- difficult subject matter handled head-on
Where it sits
| Teen Suicide | 42% |
|---|---|
| Mental Illness for Teens | 40% |
| Contemporary YA Romance | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Authors
- Courtney Summers, Khristine Hvam
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- December 23, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Girls & Women