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Mar 02, 2012
Amber Lehman
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bisexuality-young-adult-sexuality
Should you pick up this book? Is TORN the right novel for you? Ultimately you will have to decide, but I can tell you a few things about it that may help you in your decision.
What it's not:
- high literature. This is not a literary novel. It is commercial fiction. And it is a teen drama at that.
-for the sqeemish. If you are easily offended by drugs, sex, cursing and other unmentioned unfortunate real life circumstances this is not the book for you.
What it is:
-focuses on a group of affluen ...more
What it's not:
- high literature. This is not a literary novel. It is commercial fiction. And it is a teen drama at that.
-for the sqeemish. If you are easily offended by drugs, sex, cursing and other unmentioned unfortunate real life circumstances this is not the book for you.
What it is:
-focuses on a group of affluen ...more

Torn
By Amber Lehman
Closet Case Press
ISBN: 9780979593369
404 Pages
“The world is a difficult place for children. Thank God we turn out as well as we do.”
In addition to loving to read, I appreciate books that have been obviously created with care. Amber Lehman, in Torn, gives credit to Jill Ronsley. Kudos to both of you for creating a truly beautiful book. Torn is a young adult novel (17+) based upon true stories gathered by the author during her own life. Readers will recognize the love and concern ...more
By Amber Lehman
Closet Case Press
ISBN: 9780979593369
404 Pages
“The world is a difficult place for children. Thank God we turn out as well as we do.”
In addition to loving to read, I appreciate books that have been obviously created with care. Amber Lehman, in Torn, gives credit to Jill Ronsley. Kudos to both of you for creating a truly beautiful book. Torn is a young adult novel (17+) based upon true stories gathered by the author during her own life. Readers will recognize the love and concern ...more

Should you pick up this book? Is TORN the right novel for you? Ultimately you will have to decide, but I can tell you a few things about it that may help you in your decision.
What it's not:
- high literature. This is not a literary novel. It is commercial fiction. And it is a teen drama at that.
-for the sqeemish. If you are easily offended by drugs, sex, cursing and other unmentioned unfortunate real life circumstances this is not the book for you.
What it is:
-focuses on a group of affluent te ...more
What it's not:
- high literature. This is not a literary novel. It is commercial fiction. And it is a teen drama at that.
-for the sqeemish. If you are easily offended by drugs, sex, cursing and other unmentioned unfortunate real life circumstances this is not the book for you.
What it is:
-focuses on a group of affluent te ...more