Holly and Corey, teenage twins and children of a Chicago police officer, are friends with Savitri (she is also Corey's girlfriend). One of their common interests is freerunning; and after one their sessions, Holly and Corey are victims of a random shooting. Corey is killed and Holly is in the hospital in a coma. When Holly awakens, Savitri realizes that her friend has changed dramatically. Holly refuses to accept her brother's death, and falls into a downward spiral as she obsesses over finding Corey's killer. The story is told in alternating viewpoints from Savitri and Holly, with prose sections alternating with graphic novel elements. Written by Swati Avasthi, this book was selected for the Best Fiction for Young Adults list in 2014, and is a finalist for the 2014 Minnesota Book Award. It's a challenging story that should appeal to urban youth.
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