Review: Very Unusual
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2012
Bad Apple is definitely for older YAs, as well as adults. I'm of the strong opinion that some of the best writing around is found in YA, and this is a prime example. Neal is wiser than her years because she's had to be, just to survive the sick adults who raised her after her father's death. In actuality, Neal has raised herself, and like a kicked and tormented animal, she's learned to hide. No more. With a new-found courage born in the loving household where she's been taken by Truly, her new friend and fellow music lover, she learns there is another way to live than in the hole she's dug, and piled in a covering of dirt, as a "damaged girl."You'll know these people. You've met them, and in some instances, run from them.  Can't wait to read the next book in the series!