A Flicker in the Clarity

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Award-winning author Amy McNamara explores the emotional fallout after a girl cuts ties with her best friend. Perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer Niven.

Evie and Emma are inseparable. Two halves of a whole, they balance each other until Evie makes a flip decision that gets Emma in serious trouble.

Feeling the sting of betrayal, Emma freezes Evie out. Evie is full of regret, desperately sorry, sad, andfor the first time in her lifeentirely alone.

Then Evie meets Theo, a boy who offers her a view of the world through a different lens. Just as she lets herself fall for Theo, Emma resurfacesbut not without consequence.

Emmas erratic behavior, drunken mishaps, and panicked phone calls leave Evie afraid theres something deeper going on. Evie wants to help Emma, but Emma is bent on self-destruction.

All Evie wanted was her friend backbut can you help someone who doesnt want to be saved

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McNamaras lyrical novel poignantly explores the damange wrought by codependent friendships. With pages teeming with evocative, figurative language and a moving focus on self-discovery, this will appeal to fans of character-driven stories about emotional growth. ALA Booklist Lacerating authenticity. Distressingly plausible. Theres a whiff of Fines amazing The Tulip Touch here in the friendship thats gone too far. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books This is life as it truly is, messy and complicated, for which McNamara presents a perfectly compatible narrative. Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Thoughtfully constructed. McNamara gives readers a story of friendship and learning when its time to let go. Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Amy McNamara is a writer whose poems have appeared in numerous journals and have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her first novel, Lovely, Dark and Deep, won an ILA Childrens and Young Adults Book Award, was an ABC New Voices Pick, and was nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. When shes not reading stories, telling stories, or thinking about stories or poems, she can be spotted, camera in hand, documenting the incredible city she calls home. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at www.amymcnamara.com.