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French, Gillian.
GRIT
New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
IL YA
ISBN 9780062642554  
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 What do you do when your reputation has been compromised? Darcy seems to be okay with her reputation, but she hides many secrets. Gillian French weaves an emotional tale that has Darcy regretting her past with Shea, hoping for something with Jesse, and trying to protect Nell from a past mistake. Even though her reputation has been compromised, Darcy has been nominated by an anonymous person to participate in the Bay Festival pageant against her cousin Nell. How can she participate in the pageant when she feels she’s not worthy? In the middle of all the drama, Darcy begins begins to wonder what happened to her once best friend Rhiannon on the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. Where did she go? Why did she go? Is she dead? French’s answers may surprise you. (Prepared by: Michelle Greene, Lamar High School, michelle.greene@darlington.k12.sc.us for South Carolina Book Award)

SUBJECTS:   High school students -- Fiction.
                        Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction.
                        Reputation -- Fiction.
                        Summer -- Fiction.
                        Maine -- Fiction.
                        Missing persons -- Fiction.

 
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