false 2188794 1 <div>After the death of his tough, guitar-playing, much-loved sister, Michelle, Brian finds it increasingly difficult to care about anything. He doesn&#8217;t care about his parents. He doesn&#8217;t care about his friends. He doesn&#8217;t care about school. He just doesn&#8217;t care anymore. The only time Brian comes alive is in the few seconds it takes for the razor to slice through his skin. But he never cuts deep enough to cause any real damage. At least, not yet... In <i>The Perfect Cut,</i> Julie Burtinshaw has written an incredibly honest and perceptive novel about cutting, revealing why this dangerous practice has become an increasingly common form of stress relief among young adults. Told from the perspective of the grief-stricken Brian who, in his mind, has run out of options for coping, it&#8217;s clear that while he makes some bad choices, he&#8217;s not a bad person. The book ends on a grace note, reassuring young readers that even terrible obstacles can be overcome, and that where there&#8217;s life, there is hope.</div> 2194509 15 7 2008 The Perfect Cut total:17|5:5|4:8|3:2|2:2|1:0| 17 67 27 5 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 16:22:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 16:24:35 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 05:49:20 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 05:50:16 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 21:40:48 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 21:44:13 -0700 2008 The end part really is the part to be anticipated as the early and middle parts of the bo...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 11:54:21 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:34:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 18:15:56 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 06:22:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 15:39:57 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 15:39:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 19:44:29 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 16:52:35 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 19:44:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 04 10:56:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:56:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 12:20:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:20:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 30 20:24:45 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 20:24:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 01:10:17 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 01:10:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 06:50:43 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 06:50:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 07:50:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 07:50:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 21 14:42:35 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 14:42:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 14 13:55:47 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 13:55:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 12:53:10 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 12:53:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 05 16:33:09 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 16:33:09 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 13 07:15:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 08:24:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:15:55 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Dec 11 20:29:15 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 20:29:15 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 27 16:35:24 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 16:35:24 -0700 2008