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Where I Live by Brenda Rufener
4.0
I received this through Edelweiss.
Linden has perfected the art of blending in, not causing trouble or excelling. She is attempting to hide a big secret, the fact that she is homeless and has no adult in her life. Linden lives at the school, but must make sure that no one finds out. Her deceased mother made her promise to make something of herself and she knows if she ends up in the system that will never happen. Linden has found two of the greatest friends, Ham and Seung. Even though she just met them last year, they are like an inseparable family, until Linden and Seung start noticing their growing feelings for each other. Not only is Linden hiding her own secret, but she knows the secret of popular girl Bea.
I found that this novel moved well and that I enjoyed most characters. I thought that this book attempted to tackle too many things, ultimately detracting from the main message. Not only is Linden dealing with homelessness, there are issues of domestic violence, and lgbtq identity explorations. All in all, it was an interesting gritty novel, solid.
Linden has perfected the art of blending in, not causing trouble or excelling. She is attempting to hide a big secret, the fact that she is homeless and has no adult in her life. Linden lives at the school, but must make sure that no one finds out. Her deceased mother made her promise to make something of herself and she knows if she ends up in the system that will never happen. Linden has found two of the greatest friends, Ham and Seung. Even though she just met them last year, they are like an inseparable family, until Linden and Seung start noticing their growing feelings for each other. Not only is Linden hiding her own secret, but she knows the secret of popular girl Bea.
I found that this novel moved well and that I enjoyed most characters. I thought that this book attempted to tackle too many things, ultimately detracting from the main message. Not only is Linden dealing with homelessness, there are issues of domestic violence, and lgbtq identity explorations. All in all, it was an interesting gritty novel, solid.