About Grace by Barbara ShoupMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Grace seems like an average American girl. She has a boyfriend, does well in school, and lives in a middle-class neighborhood. However, after her boyfriend encourages her to make a series of bad decisions, she ends up in juvie. About Grace is a coming-of-age story that shows readers one view of life inside a juvenile correction facility and there is a lot of backstory that shows how she got there and some of the obstacles that were thrown in her way. This book is a short read and very raw with its imagery which will be appealing to many reluctant readers. There are some triggers within this story (suicide, molestation, and abortion to name a few), but they are covered with a light touch. About Grace was a compelling read, but I hope the final version has several errors fixed.
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