The Edge of Anything

Nora Shalaway Carpenter
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A *Kirkus Reviews* Best Book of 2020 One of A Mighty Girl's Best Books of the Year Finalist for the Cybils Awards Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past that’s stagnated her work and left her terrified she’s losing her mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons. But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could cost them everything, maybe even their lives. Set in the North Carolina mountains, this dynamic #ownvoices novel explores grief, mental health, and the transformative power of friendship.
Genres: Young AdultContemporaryMental HealthFictionRealistic FictionSportsYoung Adult ContemporaryMental IllnessFriendshipPsychology
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