Lies My Girlfriend Told Me
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When her girlfriend dies suddenly at age seventeen, Colorado teenager Alix struggles with grief as painful secrets are revealed
Julie Anne Petersová se ve své tvorbě pro mladé dospělé věnovala především tématům LGBT a lesbickým postavám. Její styl psaní se vyznačuje hloubkou a citem pro zobrazení složitých vztahů a osobních dramat svých hrdinů. Petersová se snažila reflektovat životní zkušenosti a hledání identity mladých lidí, čímž přispěla k důležitému dialogu o rozmanitosti a přijetí v literatuře. Její práce oslovila čtenáře citlivým přístupem a upřímností.






When her girlfriend dies suddenly at age seventeen, Colorado teenager Alix struggles with grief as painful secrets are revealed
Daelyn (15) - erster Selbstmordversuch vor fünf Jahren, da sie von ihren Mitschülern wegen ihres Übergewichts drangsaliert wird. Letzter Selbstmordversuch vor einem Jahr; trägt seitdem eine Nackenschiene und ist vorübergehend stumm. Nächster Selbstmordversuch frühestens in 23 Tagen - dieses Mal soll es der Letzte sein. Aus diesem Grund meldet sich Daelyn bei dem Internetforum „Durch das Licht“ an, das Tipps für einen gelungen Suizid, aber auch die Möglichkeit ihre Ängste und Sorgen zu teilen, bietet. Doch dann lernt sie den witzigen Santana kennen, der fasziniert von ihr ist. Gelingt es ihm, Daelyn ins Leben zurück zu holen?
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