Minus

Locations
Call Number: Teen Graphic Novel / Naffziger, Lisa, Teen Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Naffziger, Lisa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Graphic Novel / Naffziger, Lisa	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Naffziger, Lisa	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery / Naffziger, Lisa	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Beck is on her way to college, thrilled at the possibilities of the next exciting chapter, barely holding it in as she clutches her childhood favorite toy in the family car with her loving dad behind the wheel. And that's where Beck's shared experience with the rest of her freshman class abruptly ends and the tangled mysteries of her astonishing life start to unravel. Homeschooled and raised in isolation by the jumpy, over-protective Gill, Beck isn't allowed online or out of the house alone. Even a quick pit stop on their quiet family road trip takes some negotiation before they finally pull into a remote gas station, where their cautiously stable peace is jolted by gunfire. Beck emerges from the restroom to find her father gone and a dead body on the floor. Beck is in the world now, and she's beyond not ready for it. A taut suspense thriller that challenges our perceptions of family and identity, MINUS is a coming-of-age tale where a teen's new discoveries might be best kept in the shadows.

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Lies, all lies. submitted by Norah Mitzel on March 9, 2020, 12:31pm The only perception this book challenges is MY perception that this would actually be a good book. Oh, it's thought provoking alright; thoughts like, "That's the fourth coincidence this plot has used" and "What the heck did I just read." It's not a bad book, it's just messed up, and not in a good way.
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Final Thought: The idea it presents about family seems to be (SPOILER):
"Family is whoever kidnaps you and gets away with it."

meh submitted by callmeavni on June 15, 2022, 10:36am Good art style, interesting concept. I just felt like the story didn't have that much room to develop, and I felt like that made it slightly unbelievable. It just felt slightly off