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Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
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really liked it
bookshelves: young-adult, printz-award

I loved this strange story that turned out to be wonderful. It seems like an alternate world where there's a territory war among three factions of teens in Australia, but slowly you realize it's the real world and what's happened to make this situation arise. The cast of broken characters learn about themselves and walk toward healing and unity as as the story unfolds. It alternates between present day and past characters occupying the same space and how the past influences the present. I really enjoyed it and found it compelling.
(warning to gentle readers: contains a boatload of serious language)
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Reading Progress

May 4, 2012 – Shelved
October 17, 2016 – Started Reading
October 17, 2016 – Shelved as: to-read
October 17, 2016 – Shelved as: young-adult
October 17, 2016 – Shelved as: printz-award
October 21, 2016 – Finished Reading

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