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A review by librariandest
Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson
5.0
How does a nice, popular, pretty cheerleader from a loving family become a homeless meth head? All it takes is the wrong boy and a past hurt that hasn't healed. This is Laurel's story, told with ache and beauty by one of the most talented authors writing today.
I expected more violence and gore, but the story is almost gentle in its tragedy. Laurel slowly but surely slips into this awful life. I just kept thinking, "Oh my God, this is how it happens," because it's always been hard for me to wrap my head around good kids from good families becoming drug addicts and runaways. Reading this book made me see and understand how it's possible, how it happens every day.
BTW, this was a really great audiobook. The narrator really brought Laurel to life and it was the perfect length for an audiobook: 3 CDs.
I expected more violence and gore, but the story is almost gentle in its tragedy. Laurel slowly but surely slips into this awful life. I just kept thinking, "Oh my God, this is how it happens," because it's always been hard for me to wrap my head around good kids from good families becoming drug addicts and runaways. Reading this book made me see and understand how it's possible, how it happens every day.
BTW, this was a really great audiobook. The narrator really brought Laurel to life and it was the perfect length for an audiobook: 3 CDs.