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Compound fracture / Andrew Joseph White.

Summary:

"A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches--following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them. On the night Miles Abernathy--sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian--comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove the county's Sheriff Davies was responsible for the so-called "accident" that injured his dad, killed others, and crushed their grassroots efforts to unseat him. The feud began a hundred years ago when Miles's great-great-grandfather, Saint Abernathy, incited a miners' rebellion that ended with a public execution at the hands of law enforcement. Now, Miles becomes the feud's latest victim as the sheriff's son and his friends sniff out the evidence, follow him through the woods, and beat him nearly to death. In the hospital, the ghost of a soot-covered man hovers over Miles's bedside while Sheriff Davies threatens Miles into silence. But when Miles accidently kills one of the boys who hurt him, he learns of other folks in Twist Creek who want out from under the sheriff's heel. To free their families from this cycle of cruelty, they're willing to put everything on the line--is Miles? A visceral, unabashedly political page-turner that won't let you go until you've reached the end, Compound Fracture is not for the faint of heart, but it is for every reader who's ready to fight for a better world. Hand this story to teens pushing for radical change." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781682636121
  • ISBN: 1682636127
  • Physical Description: 371 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Teen, [2024]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 14 and Up. Peachtree Teen.
Grades 10-12. Peachtree Teen.
Subject: Autistic youth > Juvenile fiction.
Sexual minority youth > Juvenile fiction.
Transgender youth > Juvenile fiction.
Transgender men > Juvenile fiction.
Small cities > West Virginia > Juvenile fiction.
Corruption > Juvenile fiction.
Vendetta > Juvenile fiction.
Attempted murder > Juvenile fiction.
Generational trauma > Juvenile fiction.
Rural poor > Juvenile fiction.
Power (Social sciences) > Juvenile fiction.
Transgender people > Juvenile fiction.
City and town life > Juvenile fiction.
Vendetta > Fiction.
Corruption > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Transgender people > Fiction.
LGBTQ+ people > Fiction.
Vie urbaine > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Transgenres > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Transgenres > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Vendetta > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Corruption > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Vie urbaine > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Jeunes de minorités sexuelles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Jeunes transgenres > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Transgenres masculins > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Petites villes > Virginie-Occidentale > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Tentative de meurtre > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Traumatisme intergénérationnel > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Pauvres en milieu rural > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
LGBTQ+ people.
Social classes > Juvenile fiction.
Vendetta > Juvenile fiction.
Corrupt practices > Juvenile fiction.
City and town life > Juvenile fiction.
Transsexuals > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
Vendetta > Fiction.
Corrupt practices > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Appalachian Region > Juvenile fiction.
West Virginia > Juvenile fiction.
Appalachian Region > Fiction.
West Virginia > Fiction.
Virginie-Occidentale > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Appalachian Region > Juvenile fiction.
West Virginia > Juvenile fiction.
Appalachian Region > Fiction.
West Virginia > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
LGBTQ+ fiction.
Transgender fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Political fiction.
Novels.
Romans.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library YA WHI (Text) 000176486 Teen Corner -- New Available -


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