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320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763674670
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 08 March 2016
Description
While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson,...
Community Reviews Summary of 880 reviews
Moods
tense 61%
dark 54%
sad 32%
reflective 25%
challenging 22%
mysterious 19%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 41% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Misogyny, Racism, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Murder
320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763674670
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 08 March 2016
Description
While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson,...
Community Reviews Summary of 880 reviews
Moods
tense 61%
dark 54%
sad 32%
reflective 25%
challenging 22%
mysterious 19%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 41% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Misogyny, Racism, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Murder