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Original Title:	Shine
ISBN:	0810984172 (ISBN13: 9780810984172)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	North Carolina(United States)
Literary Awards:	Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (2012), Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (2012), James Cook Book Award Nominee (2013), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014)

Shine

Lauren Myracle

Hardcover | Pages: 350 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 12639 Users | 1656 Reviews

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Title	:	Shine
Author	:	Lauren Myracle
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 350 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2011 by Amulet Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Mystery. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. LGBT. Contemporary

Interpretation Toward Books Shine

When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit Southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justice.

Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a harrowing coming-of-age tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery. Smart, fearless, and compassionate, this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author.

Rating Containing Books Shine

Ratings: 3.83 From 12639 Users | 1656 Reviews

Critique Containing Books Shine

I'm surprised by all the attention the book received. For me it just didn't work. I was expecting a story about homophobia, but it doesn't really explore that theme. It's really about Cat, her issues, and finding her courage to stand up for what is right. I can get on board with that. Justice! Still, I was disappointed at every turn. Stereotypes abound so much that I can't think of a single character that had any depth. Not to mention that most characters were unlikable, including Cat. I also

Before this, I had never read a Lauren Myracle book yet I had always had a level of respect for her based upon her currently being the most banned or challenge author in USA. Her books are challenged for most of the usual reasons YA and kids books are challenged; unsuited to age group, drug references, explicit sexuality, bad language, all that good stuff. With all this in mind, I was eager to see how she handled the topic of gay hate crimes with her latest book, due to be released in May this

Cross-posted at Outlaw Reviews and at Shelf Inflicted I became curious about this book after it was mistakenly nominated as a finalist for the National Book Awards, instead of another similar-sounding title. It also appealed to me because it is about teenagers growing up in the rural south, the problems kids normally deal with, and the bigotry, poverty, drug addiction, and provincialism that affects everyone.17-year-old openly gay Patrick lies comatose in a hospital bed after a brutal beating

I freaking love this book.There is rarely a time when I don't close a book after I'm finished with it. Usually I close the book, think about it for a minute, and then move on to a different book. But this book--well, let's just say it was different. I left the book open and let all of its 350 pages blow back and forth in the wind coming from the open window to my room. This book is positively mind-blowing and I couldn't help but think that it was pure awesomeness when I reading it. I suggest you

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3.5 starsI'm always a little guilty and anxious when I give books a lower rating than all my friends. I'll be wondering, why didn't I like it, did I miss something there? With Shine, it was double the anxiety, since both Ceilidh and Tatiana loved it, and I respect their opinions quite a bit! But somehow, this book fell short for me, maybe because I expected too much of it. Shine is about sixteen year old Cat, a girl from a small Southern town whose friend falls victim to a hate crime. When it

3.5 starsI only know Lauren Myracle's name in connection with her ttyl books. I haven't read that series, but it's pretty safe to say Shine is nothing like those stories about girls texting each other (or whatever they do). Shine is most and foremost a story about small-town bigotry. Cat's childhood gay friend Patrick is brutally assaulted - hit with a baseball bat, tied to a gas pump with a fuel nozzle stuffed in his mouth, with words Suck this, faggot written on his bare chest in blood. Small