More Than We Can Tell
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
* "Give to teens who enjoyed . . . The Perks of Being a Wallflower." - School Library Journal, starred review
New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer pens a must-read story of two teens struggling under the burden of secrets, and the love that sets them free, perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin.
Rev has managed to keep the demons of his past at bay . . . until he gets a letter from the abusive father he hasn't seen in years, and the trauma of his childhood comes hurtling back.
Emma has only one escape from her parents' fighting: the computer game she built from scratch . . . until an online troll's harassment causes her to fear for her safety.
When Rev and Emma cross paths one night, they're both longing to confide in someone--to share the weight of their worries. They connect instantly, vowing to help each other no matter what. But soon Rev and Emma's secrets threaten to crush them, and they'll need more than a promise to find their way out.
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Emma is a gamer who codes her own games, much to the chagrin of some of the young men who play them. When one user begins trolling her with increasing intensity at the same time her parents' marriage falls apart, Emma unexpectedly turns to Rev, a neighbor with his own difficulties: his abusive, religious biological father wants to reconnect with him. Emma and Rev bond over their respective secrets, both harassed online by people who are leaving them increasingly fearful. Alternating between the teens' perspectives, Kemmerer (Letters to the Lost) does a good job of fleshing out their worlds beyond their interactions with each other: Emma's immersion in gaming culture includes a flirtatious online friendship with a player named Ethan, and Rev builds an engaging and hopeful relationship with the mistreated 14-year-old foster kid his parents have taken in. Readers will find it easy to fall into Rev and Emma's lives as romance hovers between them and they confront the violence of their past and present. Ages 14 up.
