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Amber Lehman
Mar 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)
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
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Glenda Bixler
Sep 11, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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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
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Amber Lehman
Nov 02, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)  ·  review of another edition
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
Antoinette
Dec 13, 2012 marked it as to-read