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Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
5.0
dark emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

When we first meet Moth she has been grieving the death of her family, after a car accident that split the family car in half like a candy bar.  She's only existing and then she meets Sani, a biracial teen boy with a difficult home life.  They run away together for the summer, with a road trip and an eventual arrival at Sani's dad's Navajo reservation.

This book broke my heart and healed me at the same time.  There's beauty in the words, and the author also narrates, adding additional emotion to each word.  The sad parts made me cry and the happy parts made me cry happy tears.

This is a novel-in-verse everyone should read. 

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