ARC (Advance Reading Copy). Published January 7, 2013. Holiday House. 170 pp.
Sixteen-year-old Brianna never expected her life would change the night she met Derek. She was popular, a cheerleader, well known, and had a great group of friends. Even though her mother never cared about her and had kicked her out of the house so she could marry her boyfriend and she was now forced to live in a tiny corner of her sister’s apartment with her sister’s boyfriend, life was still good.
The night she met Derek everything changed. Brianna never expected Derek would do what he did, but there was no going back. Brianna is now a pariah at school, shunned by everyone, off the cheerleading squad and has nowhere to turn. Her bad luck continues when her sister takes her boyfriend’s side in an argument and kicks her out of the house. With nowhere to go, Brianna is forced to live on the street. Help eventually comes from an unexpected source, as Brianna finds out friends can be found in the most unlikely of places.
“Brianna on the Brink” is a quick and emotional read, perfect for reluctant readers aged 14 and older.
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