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I‘m currently in the US of A this week 😉 and went to a Barnes and Noble store.

Here are my purchases!

This is a compelling story about mental illness and the horrible ways that we treat even children that are afflicted by it. It‘s also a story about the ongoing injustice of our judicial system that turns children into adults for political purposes and really is a barbaric situation that those who participate in can only hope that they will never face judgment.

This true crime book makes for a well-performed and engaging #audiobook. The same year as Hale‘s debut YA novel came out, three 12 year old girls walked into the woods in a Waukesha, WI park- and only two walked out. Focusing more on the perpetrators and their mental illness, Hale‘s latest book certainly will make for a discussion starter as she reveals idiosyncrasies of WI, and more details on the background of this horrible crime.

A good example of careful, compassionately written true crime about a very difficult case. The writer worked hard to balance respect for what an awful thing the victim went through at the same time as writing sensitively about the perpetrators‘ mental health and problems that adults should have seen earlier. You come out of it feeling that every part of the system failed all three girls. #scarathlon2022 @Clwojick

4⭐/5⭐

This one won't come out until August, but I devoured it! I really think Hale did a great job of presenting everything in this case, and really focusing on how and why Morgan and Anisa did what they did, while still being respectful to the victim, Payton (at the time called Bella). What happened to Payton was awful, and it's also awful how we treat kids with mental illness, and the whole super predator bs.
#Readin22 #Pantone2022