You truly love her by the end of the book. You feel her pain, her frustration and her joys. I loved how the plot was put together as well. This is an important book to have around and ranks up there with books like Speak as a book that is just so tough to read, but so important to share.

It is always not clear which side of the line someone falls. It is also about the thin line between good and bad. The truth not only about the hate crime at hand, but also Cat finding out the truth about herself and others in her town. This is a book about overcoming past injustices and obstacles and ultimately finding out the truth. What I Think: This is a book about more than just finding a criminal. Shine follows Cat as she finds out the truth to determine who is the one who hurt her friend. However, when Cat hears about the horrible hate crime which has put Patrick in a coma, she knows that is up to her to truly get to the bottom of the story.

But have grown apart over the past 3 years. Matthew Shepard Foundation in Myracle’s name, but they haven’t yet agreed not to be such complete jerks about whatever mistakes they may make in the future.Summary: Cat and Patrick were best friends. The National Book Foundation agreed to make a $5,000 donation to the “However, on Friday I was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges’ work, and I have agreed to do so.” Shine’s accidental nomination didn’t exactly erode the credibility of the awards - the book, which follows a teenage girl as she attempts to solve the hate crime that left her former best friend beaten to death in their small town, was incredibly well-received by critics, and Myracle has an ardent fan base thanks to her candid and often controversial work. “I was … informed that Shine had been included in error, but would remain on the list based on its merits,” Myracle says in a statement from her publisher. First, the NBF just added Chime to the list of nominees, but then they changed their minds. The Foundation meant to nominate Chime, by Franny Billingsley, but “NBF staff … originally misheard Shine for Chime when the list of nominees was read by the judges over the phone,” according to Publishers Weekly. Shine, by Lauren Myracle, is a good book, but not NBA good, apparently. The National Book Foundation announced its nominees for the National Book Awards last week - and they accidentally announced one book they didn’t mean to nominate because its title sounds similar to the intended book’s.

Shine by lauren myracle