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A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches—following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them.
The INSTANT
New York Times
,
USA Today
, and Indie bestselling novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White!
The limited-quantity first printing of this powerful novel features specially-designed endpapers with photos of West Virginia coal mines from The Library of Congress
!
On the night Miles Abernathy—sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian—comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove the county’s Sheriff Davies was responsible for the so-called “accident” that injured his dad, killed others, and crushed their grassroots efforts to unseat him.
The feud began a hundred years ago when Miles’s great-great-grandfather, Saint Abernathy, incited a miners’ rebellion that ended with a public execution at the hands of law enforcement. Now, Miles becomes the feud’s latest victim as the sheriff’s son and his friends sniff out the evidence, follow him through the woods, and beat him nearly to death.
In the hospital, the ghost of a soot-covered man hovers over Miles’s bedside while Sheriff Davies threatens Miles into silence. But when Miles accidently kills one of the boys who hurt him, he learns of other folks in Twist Creek who want out from under the sheriff’s heel. To free their families from this cycle of cruelty, they’re willing to put everything on the line—is Miles?
A visceral, unabashedly political page-turner that won’t let you go until you’ve reached the end,
Compound Fracture
is not for the faint of heart, but it
is
for every reader who's ready to fight for a better world. Hand this story to teens pushing for radical change.
Instant New York Times bestseller
Instant USA Today Bestseller
Instant Indie Bestseller
A Kids’ Indie Next Selection
A
Kirkus Reviews
Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal
Publishers Weekly
Booklist
Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth
Chicago Public Library
Best of the Best
A Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
The
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Blue Ribbon Recipient
Paste Magazine
Best YA Books
A Children’s Book Council Young Adult Favorite & Teachers’ Favorite
A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches—following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them.
The INSTANT
New York Times
,
USA Today
, and Indie bestselling novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White!
The limited-quantity first printing of this powerful novel features specially-designed endpapers with photos of West Virginia coal mines from The Library of Congress
!
On the night Miles Abernathy—sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian—comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove the county’s Sheriff Davies was responsible for the so-called “accident” that injured his dad, killed others, and crushed their grassroots efforts to unseat him.
The feud began a hundred years ago when Miles’s great-great-grandfather, Saint Abernathy, incited a miners’ rebellion that ended with a public execution at the hands of law enforcement. Now, Miles becomes the feud’s latest victim as the sheriff’s son and his friends sniff out the evidence, follow him through the woods, and beat him nearly to death.
In the hospital, the ghost of a soot-covered man hovers over Miles’s bedside while Sheriff Davies threatens Miles into silence. But when Miles accidently kills one of the boys who hurt him, he learns of other folks in Twist Creek who want out from under the sheriff’s heel. To free their families from this cycle of cruelty, they’re willing to put everything on the line—is Miles?
A visceral, unabashedly political page-turner that won’t let you go until you’ve reached the end,
Compound Fracture
is not for the faint of heart, but it
is
for every reader who's ready to fight for a better world. Hand this story to teens pushing for radical change.
Instant New York Times bestseller
Instant USA Today Bestseller
Instant Indie Bestseller
A Kids’ Indie Next Selection
A
Kirkus Reviews
Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal
Publishers Weekly
Booklist
Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth
Chicago Public Library
Best of the Best
A Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
The
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Blue Ribbon Recipient
Paste Magazine
Best YA Books
A Children’s Book Council Young Adult Favorite & Teachers’ Favorite
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