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Sun Don't Shine by Crissa-Jean Chappell

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Sun Don't Shine

Crissa-Jean Chappell

Regal House Publishing · Paperback · January 16, 2024

Reading lane: Runaway Stories

Sixteen-year-old Reece is an expert at keeping secrets.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Raw Reach

Lean, tough YA with a raw, immediate pull.

Come here for

  • runaway-stories energy, pared to a phrase
  • a teens-facing look at poverty and parent trouble

Expect

  • short, direct chapters
  • emotion over explanation

Book Details

Authors
Crissa-Jean Chappell
Publisher
Regal House Publishing
Published
January 16, 2024
Format
Paperback
Theme
Runaway Stories · YA Crime Thrillers
Reading lane
Runaway Stories

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Coming of Age

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women

  • City Life for Teens

  • Social Themes for Teens

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  • Homelessness & Poverty for Teens

  • Thrillers & Suspense

About This Book

Sixteen-year-old Reece is an expert at keeping secrets. She has to be, since her father abducted her ten years ago. For as long as she can remember, she’ s been on the run, sneaking food out of the dumpster and sleeping in the woods. Every time she moves, the same rules apply— cut your hair, change your name, and, above all, don’ t let anybody get too close. Reece has no choice except to obey Dad’ s orders. When Reece meets her first real friend, a boy named Shawn, she begin...

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Sixteen-year-old Reece is an expert at keeping secrets. She has to be, since her father abducted her ten years ago. For as long as she can remember, she’ s been on the run, sneaking food out of the dumpster and sleeping in the woods. Every time she moves, the same rules apply— cut your hair, change your name, and, above all, don’ t let anybody get too close. Reece has no choice except to obey Dad’ s orders. When Reece meets her first real friend, a boy named Shawn, she begins to realize that everyone else has secrets too. And the deadliest secret of all is the one her father has kept from her all these years.

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