{"id":328,"date":"2020-09-21T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T18:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sookfong.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2021-04-13T04:43:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T04:43:03","slug":"shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sookfong.com\/?p=328","title":{"rendered":"Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"

A vulnerable girl goes to extremes for love.<\/p>\n

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Abby is only in high school, but she feels responsible for holding her family together. Her father works two jobs and is rarely home. Her mom, angry about their financial woes, escapes to nightclubs with her girlfriends. When Abby meets Sean, an attractive, sensitive guy who lets her confide in him, it\u2019s not surprising that she falls in love fast \u2014 and hard. Sure, he\u2019s a little older, but Abby still wants a real relationship. But Abby\u2019s first time is not at all what she imagined.<\/p>\n

Annick Press<\/strong>, February 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe story succeeds as a meditation on the blurred line between the security of a shelter \u2013 be it a house, a family, or a lover \u2014 and the confinement of a trap.\u201d\u2013The Deakin Review of Children\u2019s Literature<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cShelter<\/em>, with its clear emotional markers and cautionary structure and intent, is \u2026 a solid offering in the series.\u201d \u2013Quill & Quire<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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