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Sync | Ellen Hopkins
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From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse about twins separated in the foster care system and the different paths their lives take. Seventeen-year-old twins Storm and Lake have always been in perfect sync. They faced the worst a parent could do and survived it together. In the wake of their mothers rejection, theyve spent the last five years moving from foster home to foster homesometimes placed together, sometimes apart. After being separated from his sister once again, Storm is devastated. Hes the older brother and promised to always take care of Lake. But after a stint in juvie, his newest placement has him feeling almost hopeful. His foster dad is kind, and his girlfriend, Jaidyn, is the first person other than Lake he feels he can trust. But when Jaidyn is sexually assaulted by a violent ex, it pushes Storm over the edge. He retaliates and lands back in lockupand he fears this time it will be for good. He wishes he could talk to Lake, but he doesnt know where she is, and he' s now feeling more alone and out of sync than ever before. Lake, like Storm, has found her own happiness in a relationship with someone newher fellow foster, Parker. Life with Parker is never boring, but Parker has her own scars. She can be withdrawn and unpredictable, and that can be dangerous, especially after Parker convinces Lake to run away from their Bible-thumping fosters after they are caught in a compromising position. With no money, shelter, or ID, theyre living on the streets. Lake thinks of Storm and his promise to take care of her, and wonders where he could be now. Told in dual perspectives through unsent letters, at turns heartbreaking and always honest, this latest novel in verse from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins is a searing and unforgettable account of two teens caught in the teeth of the foster care system, fighting their way out and back to each other.
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Kristy_K
Sync | Ellen Hopkins
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Mehso-so

I loved Hopkins‘ Crank & hoped Sync would pack the same emotional punch. While definitely a tragic story, I felt the novel told in verse would have been better told in prose. The verses here were sometimes more like sparse paragraphs & unfortunately what seemed missing to me was the feeling behind the words.

Storm & Lake have been dealt a tough hand more difficulties find them. At times it gets bleak, but it ends on a note of hope which I liked.

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Eggs
Sync | Ellen Hopkins
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Pickpick

YA Novel in verse: Twins Storm and Lake are split up and go to different foster care placements. Exposes the negatives of some foster parents, homelessness, suicide, rape, and loss.

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DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 4mo
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4mo
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julieclair Sounds really intense… so interesting that it is written in verse! 4mo
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everlocalwest
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Bailedbailed

Took me about two months to get through the first ten poems. That's a bail. Just not my thing.