Burned
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Ellen Hopkins
Pattyn Von Stratten is searching for the love she isn’t getting from God or her family in this novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.It all started with a dream. Just a typical fantasy, but for a girl raised in a religious—and abusive—family, a simple dream could be the first step toward eternal damnation. Now Pattyn Von Stratten has questions. Questions about God, and sex, and mostly love. Will she ever find it? Pattyn experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of rural Nevada to find salvation and redemption. What she finds instead is love and acceptance, and for the first time she feels worthy of both—until she realizes that her old demons will not let her go. Those demons lead Pattyn down a path to hell—not to the place she learned about in sacrament meetings, but to an existence every bit as horrifying. In this gripping and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins embarks on an emotional journey that ebbs and flows. From the highs of true love to the lows of loss and despair, Pattyn’s story is utterly compelling. You won’t want this story to end—but when it does, you can find out what’s next for Pattyn in the sequel, Smoke.
Coming Of Age
Young Adult
Mental Health
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Author
Ellen Hopkins
Pages
560
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2013-09-10
ISBN
1442494611 9781442494619
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"This collection of poems amazed me because of the emotional depth that the author explored through the perspective of a teenage girl. Alongside this, I enjoyed the length of each page and the trajectory of the story up until the end. However, I wish that what occurred to Ethan hadn’t. Overall, I love that the author discussed how physical abuse affects your well being and how certain individuals are not able to find a way out of that situation. "
"This book was SO GOOD however at least 50% of her issues would’ve been solved if she would’ve just taken a plan b but I digress "
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Lexi Janosi
"3.5"
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Sofia Woods
"Hated the ending but the love story was perfect "
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Kamiya Williams