Lauren myracle is a new york times bestselling youngadult author. It is a year of firsts for winniefirst kiss, first real boyfriend, first exposure to someone elses serious childhood illness, first boygirl party, first breakup. I only know lauren myracles name in connection with her ttyl books. The book was published on may 1, 2011, and follows a teenage girl investigating a hate crime involving the beating and neardeath of her best friend in a small, north carolina town.
Smart, fearless, and compassionate, this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author. The protagonist describes being sexually assaulted by an older boy, and when she continues her investigation into the beating, shes. Different from other kids in their ignorant, povertystricken, backwoods community, 16yearold cat and 17yearold patrick have been kindred spirits since childhood. New york times bestseller lauren myracle s longawaited prequel to eleven. Winnie got a new best friend, and a new worst friend. They are normal teenagers dealing with school, boys, jobs, overbearing parents, and maintaining their friendships. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of lauren myracles shine. But no one, including the sheriff, knows what actually happenedso cat makes it her mission to find the attacker herself.
They are normal teenagers dealing with school, boys, jobs. She lives in fort collins, colorado, with her family. Her book thirteen plus one was released may 4, 2010. Shine is the story of a hate crime, or so it seems. New york times bestseller lauren myracles longawaited prequel to eleven. The three friends electronically communicating messages are maddie, zoe, and angela. I look forward to reading more of lauren myracles books.
Twelve, 2007 enters the eighth grade saddled comfortably between her two bffs dinah and cinnamon. Lauren myracle primary author only author division. The infinite moment of us by lauren myracle posted on september 5, 2015 september 5, 2015 by lauren the premise. She stopped talking to her friends and family, stopped singing and left her outgoing nature behind. Lauren myracle author 2014 ten the winnie years series book 1 lauren. Shine won the 2012 amelia elizabeth walden award and is on the alas yalsa readers choice and top ten best fiction for young adults lists for 2012. Shine bowled me over, knocked my socks off, and left me breathless. Shine is the first book i have read by lauren myracle, who has authored many young adult books. All you have to do is look for the light of his love. The story is paced well and builds to a suspenseful conclusion.
Shine is a 2011 young adult mystery novel by lauren myracle. Like god loves you even on your blackest days, and he will always, always be there to guide you home. Dec 31, 2011 7 of the best young adult novels of 2011 here are seven of my favorite young adult novels of 2011. Shine by lauren myracle published april 21, 2011 three years ago, after the event, cat slowly left the world to hide inside her own shell. Myracle, who started writing about winnie in eleven, is also the bestselling author of. I was wary at first to read this due to the dark nature of the story. Parents need to know that shine is about a girl trying to solve a crime. Cats childhood gay friend patrick is brutally assaulted hit with a baseball bat, tied to a gas pump with a. The cause of patricks beating was because of his over concern of this boyfriend, beef. When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteenyearold cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Lauren myracle has been called satan, a pedophile, and a corrupter of youth, yet her series of books about a trio of atlanta teenagers, written entirely in text messages, has sold a. Lauren myracle is currently considered a single author.
Jan 01, 2012 shine is the first book i have read by lauren myracle, who has authored many young adult books. Lauren myracles internet girls series gets revamped for a. Updated march 29, 2020 due to covid19, all locations of the cumberland public libraries, including borrow by mail, will be closed until further notice. Shine is most and foremost a story about smalltown bigotry. It begins with the start of their sophomore year in high school. Lauren myracles internet girls series gets revamped for.
Three years ago, after the event, cat slowly left the world to hide inside her own shell. Book trailer for the hauntingly beautiful new book by new york times bestselling author lauren myracle. It is a contemporary realistic story that is also a whodoneit mystery. The book was published on may 1, 2011, and follows a teenage girl investigating a hate crime. Myracle s releasing a fourth book, yolo, this fall. It means double digits, more responsibility, and being an almostmiddleschooler. April 1, 2011 when her gay best friend is brutally beaten in contemporary black creek, n. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 350 pages and is available in hardcover format. If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide, we will have it listed here. When her gay best friend is brutally beaten in contemporary black creek, n. Buy the hardcover book shine by lauren myracle at indigo. Lauren myracle has captured the reality of being twelve, like beverly cleary did with the age of eight in ramona quimby, aged 8 and like judy blume did with the teenage years in forever and deenie. Lockhart author 2009 eleven the winnie years series book 2 lauren myracle author jen taylor narrator 2009.
Shine lauren myracle author 2011 wishing day wishing day series lauren. Shine when her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteenyearold cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 2011, and was written by lauren myracle. Aug 01, 2015 but somewhere along the way lauren myracle starts hitting false notes, and those moments keep building in momentum and taking away from shines emotional credibility. Shine is many things a detective story and an examination of place, poverty, and family. When patrick is found near death, strung to the pump of the local gas station, sixteenyearold cat emerges from her selfimposed exile to avenge the horrors inflicted on her former best friend. Lauren myracle holds an ma in english from colorado state university and an mfa in writing for children and young adults from vermont college.
Author interview lauren myracle, author of shine bookpage. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Moving mystery about gay boys beating in impoverished town. Fiction when her best guy friend falls victim to what seems like a vicious hate crime, sixteenyearold cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. The book has been awarded with milwaukee county teen book. Angie shine took me about 12 days to read because i fell in love with the plot. There they find a man and they ask him questions about patricks. I was completely immersed in the story and had a hard time putting it down. Myracle s younger sister, susan rebecca white, writes adult fiction, including bound south 2009, a soft place.
Shine by lauren myracle 2 editions first published in 2011 download daisy. She stopped talking to her friends and family, stopped. Myracle rewrote the first three books in her internet girls series to reflect current technology and slang. Pdf shine book by lauren myracle free download 350 pages. Shes also one of our countrys most frequently challenged writers, meaning, her books have appeared at the top of the. Before chapter 1 has even begun, that subject is revealed with a newspaper. Lauren myracles shine uses atmosphere and suspense to examine smalltown life and the intolerance and complexities that can underlie it. Immediately download the lauren myracle summary, chapter by chapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Lauren myracle born may 15, 1969 is an american writer of young adult fiction. I was hooked from the first few pages and im still thinking about it, days after i finished the book. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit southern community and examines the strength of will. Lauren myracle is the new york times bestselling author of the internet girls trilogyttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8ras well as rhymes with witches, bliss, and the new flower power series, among many other books for teens and young adults. Patrick probably had blisters erupting around his mouth, that was one thing i read on the medical sites i pulled up.
Sites like sparknotes with a shine study guide or cliff notes. This is one of the few times myracle uses inverted syntax in the novel. Review of young adult novel, shine by lauren myracle. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Cats dear friend patrick has been savagely beaten and left in a coma, and everyone in town knows its because hes gay. His salient characteristics, being immature and homophobic, drive cats investigation for the hate crime committed. Concentrating on the idea that beneath the ordinary world lies a hidden world, myracle the internet. Cats dear friend patrick has been savagely beaten and left in a coma, and everyone in town.
Lauren myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful writing to this novel of a teenage boys comingofage. Now seventeen, cat spends most of her time alone, reading her way out of blackcreek, the tiny. Shine summary and analysis like sparknotes free book notes. Good girl wren gray has just done the unthinkableshes withdrawn from college and decided to move to guatemala for a year, much to her controlling parents chagrin. Bestselling author lauren myracle again sharply observes a year in the life of a winning young heroine whose humor, daring, and compassion for others is infectious and unforgettable. After her teen novel, shine, was identified in a live october 12 broadcast as one of five finalists for the national book award in young peoples literature, the. Jul 14, 20 when patrick is found near death, strung to the pump of the local gas station, sixteenyearold cat emerges from her selfimposed exile to avenge the horrors inflicted on her former best friend. Last year everyone else changed, but now its winnies turn to.
Find all available study guides and summaries for shine by lauren myracle. All teens feel pressure from those around them to fit into the cultural norm, cat isn t pressured to do well in school she is one of only three students from blackcreek in her high school but she is expected to act like a lady, attend church, and respect her elders. It begins as a tragedy and resolves into an almost. She has written many novels, including the three bestselling im books, ttyl, ttfn and l8r, g8r. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a. Picking up the last quarter of seventh grade with her milestone birthday, winnie perry eleven, 2004. When cat was thirteen, she was best friends with patrick, but then something happened and she stopped speaking to most people. Ten means that winnie can handle anything, even a threeyearold baby brother and a practically teenage and acting like it older sister. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shine.
Lauren myracles shine is a story involving many characters. It begins as a tragedy and resolves into an almost happy ending. Lauren myracle is the author of numerous young adult novels. The thing about birthdays, especially if you just that very day turned twelve, is that you should make a point of trying to look good. Mar 01, 2008 picking up the last quarter of seventh grade with her milestone birthday, winnie perry eleven, 2004. A story about a girl who investigates a hate crime against her friend. May 17, 2011 new york times bestseller lauren myracle s longawaited prequel to eleven. 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.
She has written many novels, including the three bestselling im books, ttyl, ttfn and l8r. Childrens author lauren myracle may be the only person who can lay claim to the title of being a former national book award finalist. Characters in the poor mountain community face other difficulties. Shine is a powerful and haunting story that i think fans of contemporary, realistic young adult stories will enjoy. Lauren myracle, calling it as she sees it the new york times. The main characters of this young adult, mystery story are. Fiction when her best guy friend falls victim to what seems like a vicious hate crime, sixteenyearold cat. Shine is an intense novel about the challenges of growing up a teenager in a small, conservative town. Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, myracle has crafted a harrowing comingofage tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Dec 30, 2012 lauren myracle has been called satan, a pedophile, and a corrupter of youth, yet her series of books about a trio of atlanta teenagers, written entirely in text messages, has sold a total of 1. This book, called ttyl, is written all in instant messages. An openly gay teen has been severely beaten leaving him in a coma, and a slur was written on his chest in blood. God loves you even on your blackest days, and he will always, always be there to guide you home.
But somewhere along the way lauren myracle starts hitting false notes, and those moments keep building in momentum and taking away from shines emotional credibility. I havent read that series, but its pretty safe to say shine is nothing like those stories about girls texting each other or whatever they do. Lauren myracle mackenzie hill turning point setting the turning point in the story is when cat and jasonthe person cat falls in love with get a lead form balieeann which leads them to go to a gay bar. To me, it begins when cat goes to the library in the first half of the book and runs into a college student who inexplicably calls her a terrible slur. National book award unnominee, lauren myracle, felt. I look forward to reading more of lauren myracle s books. Readers will enjoy the lesson cat learns to open her mind and send a a. One of these characters, tommy lawson, helps drive the plot of the story with his behavior throughout the novel. Immediately download the lauren myracle summary, chapter by chapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching lauren myracle. Apr 21, 2011 lauren myracle, author of ttyl a 2005 yalsa quick pick for reluctant readers, does a beautiful job of keeping the reader hooked on both the mystery of patrick s attacker and the event from cat s past that still affects her. May 10, 2011 book trailer for the hauntingly beautiful new book by new york times bestselling author lauren myracle. Shine lauren myracle author 2011 wishing day wishing day series lauren myracle author julie mclaughlin illustrator 2016 how to be bad lauren myracle author e. Lauren myracle is the new york times bestselling author of the internet girls trilogyttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8ras well as rhymes with witches, bliss, and the new flower powerseries, among many other books for teens and young adults.
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