It’s just part of who he is, not his whole identity. Gus has CP and aphasia, disabilities I’ve rarely seen in young adult literature. Instead, Leah Thomas’s book is more of a buddy story, the killing a weak, subpar subplot. I expected WILD AND CROOKED to be a murder mystery, with unlikely friends teaming up to find the true killer. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime. Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager.In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager5(30). > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK <<<<Ĭritically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. Although the plot devices are sometimes obvious, Thomas’ forthright, sensitive treatment of homosexuality, class, race, and prejudice combine with fully developed characters to create a world peopled by marvelously real protagonists who have the courage to do the right thing._Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas Ebook Epub PDF kyp Told in alternating chapters by Kalyn, Gus, and Phil, Morris finalist Thomas’ poetic, figurative language beautifully defines each narrator. Seventeen years later, the son of the murdered boy and the daughter of the murderer meet and become friends. Gus is ostracized not only because his speech and mobility are impaired due to cerebral palsy but also because his father was murdered-by Kalyn/Rose’s father, as it turns out. Wild and Crooked By Leah Thomas Published Jby Bloomsbury In the small town of Samsboro, Kentucky, a high school golden boy named James Ellis was murdered by another high school student, Gary Spence. Phil is instantly besotted with Rose and deputizes Gus to find out if Rose will go out with him. On her first day, she meets Phil and Gus, best buddies and school misfits. But it’s not easy being known as the daughter of a murderer, so when Kalyn and her mom move back to Samsboro to look after Kalyn’s grandmother, Kalyn starts school under a different name and creates a new identity for herself as sweet Southern belle Rose, hiding her family’s secret and her attraction to girls. Her tough-talking alcoholic mother has raised Kalyn to love and respect her father and to not suffer fools or hypocrites. Kalyn Spence’s dad is in prison for killing a man before she was born.

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