For me, a sign of a good book is that it is a quick read, holds my interest front to back and I like the characters. If she can't prove to her probation officer that she is innocent of the allegations against her, she's going back to prison, and Tamara just can't let that happen.īy the author of Ruby, Between the Cracks, a winner of the Top Ten Best Books for Teens 2015 award, Tamara's poignant story will change the way you think about the nature of evil. But before long, it seems like her life is spiraling into chaos. Tamara had thought that when she got out of juvie, things would be easier. 'I don't plan on getting in any trouble.'

Workman's brings you the intriguing story of Tamara's struggle to make a life for herself after her incarceration. Tattooed Teardrops is the winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book awardĪ realistic and beautiful story filled with suspense, heartbreaking friendship and loyalty award-winning author P.D. St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series).If you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Placed on the In the Margins Committee Recommended Reads, 2018 by Library Services for Youth in Custody.īy the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016. Her work is both an invitation to empathy and a cautionary tale. Her books show us real kids facing scary real-life problems in the modern world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a genre dominated by kick-ass heroines in post-apocalyptic dystopian worlds, wizards and magical realism, Ms. But despite his questions, he just can’t help falling for her.ĭakota holds her secrets close, and Parker is worried that if he pushes too hard for answers, she’ll just run away.

Others sensed it too and warned Parker not to get too close to Dakota. It wasn’t just the hollowness in her eyes or her traumatic past. How could he ignore the pain and fear in her dark eyes? Dakota was eager to go to school and she made friends quickly, eager to make up for a dismal childhood full of deprivation and abuse by enjoying every moment she could.īut there was something wrong with Dakota.

Parker’s mother always said he jumped into things without thinking first, and that’s exactly what he did when he saw Dakota, cold and hungry, fending for herself on the city streets.

Tattooed Teardrops by P.D. Workman