Caution: adult language, but well worth the read. Update 2: Libba Bray chimes in with a fierce defense of Myracle. Read more ©2011 Lauren Myracle (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Smart, fearless, and compassionate, this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author. And for the commenter who thinks I'm being hard … huh? Where did you get that I'm being hard on Billingsley? Are you reading in the same language that I'm writing in? -Anne. Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a harrowing coming-of-age tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery.
Update: Gah! Serves me right for only looking under our Young Adult nominations. Then again, writing god Sherman Alexie won a National Book Award in this same category in 2007 but lost in Cybils to Barry Lyga for "Boy Toy." You just never know. "Shine" is a Cybils nominee and "Chime" is not. Myracle's statement sounds gracious and all, but here's a bit of consolation for her, for what it's worth: Wouldn't you know that the judges meant to include "Chime" by Franny Billingsley all along, but some staffer heard "Shine" by Lauren Myracle over the phone. Well, here's a sorry update about playing telephone, grown-up version. To make a long story short, the Young Peoples Literature category first came out last week with five nominees and then a sixth was added just afterward. Cats reflections on these moments are spot-on.By now, hardcore bibliophiles know the controversy over the mysterious sixth nomination to the National Book Awards. Myracle captures well the regret that many feel for things in their past about which they are ashamed. ∽ramatic in both content and presentation."
The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books The page-turning mystery and Cats inspiring trajectory of self-realization will draw readers in and give them plenty to ponder.” ∼at eventually uncovers the truth in a cliffhanging climax in which she confronts fear, discovers that love is stronger than hate and truly shines. 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.Īgainst a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a harrowing coming-of-age tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery. 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.
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