Beneath the Skin

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To save her life she must risk her heart.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For 18-year-old Sidney Shaw life pretty much sucks. Her mom's a drunk. Her dad is worse. At school she's bullied by her ex-best friend and cutting no longer brings the relief she craves.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Sidney is forced into group counseling she meets perfect popular Arianna the type of girl who grieves over a broken nail. But Arianna is surprising: she might prove herself a friend if Sidney can let her guard down.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then there's Lucas the sweet and funny new guy who sees straight through her snarky façade. But Sidney's wounds go deeper than anyone knows. When her secrets threaten to unravel her Sidney must choose. How far is she willing to go to protect her family? Who can she turn to when the unthinkable happens?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> USA Today </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Bestselling Author Kyla Stone comes</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Beneath the Skin </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>a gritty young adult novel exploring trauma and resilience the redemptive power of friendship and how we piece our broken selves back together one shard at a time. For fans of Laurie Halse Anderson's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Wintergirls</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Kathleen Glasglow's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Girl in Pieces</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and Ellen Hopkin's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Identical</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>*Trigger Warning: Includes mild language self-harm and non-graphic depictions of abuse. Recommended for ages 16+*</span></p>