Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin loves to make people laugh. When she meets Kip at one of her comedy gigs, they seem to be a perfect match; however, over time their relationship deteriorates into emotional, verbal, and physical abuse. Can Becky find the strength to break free? Can Kip commit to rehabilitation to overcome his violent behavior? Clara Bryant and Jason Harris support this complex novel and illuminate the cycle of abuse. Bryant is just short of amazing in portraying Becky’s actions as she desperately attempts to make the relationship work. This could be Harris’s best work yet reading a YA novel. He succeeds in making Kip a haunting character study in self-destruction. J.M.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2005 YALSA Selection © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
Fault Line: A Novel
Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin--smart, funny, ambitious--aspires to be a stand-up comic. While setting out to make her goal a reality, she meets Kip Costello, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy club scene. Where Becky once felt invisible around guys, she now basks in Kip's adoration. And what could be better than an attractive, intense boyfriend who cares about every minute detail of her life?
But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?
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But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?
Fault Line: A Novel
Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin--smart, funny, ambitious--aspires to be a stand-up comic. While setting out to make her goal a reality, she meets Kip Costello, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy club scene. Where Becky once felt invisible around guys, she now basks in Kip's adoration. And what could be better than an attractive, intense boyfriend who cares about every minute detail of her life?
But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?
But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?
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| BN ID: | 2940170290963 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 07/13/2004 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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