Slip
by Quoleena Sbrocca
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Pub Date May 01 2019 | Archive Date Apr 30 2019
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Description
All 17-year-old Xavier can think about is graduating high school and moving to a place where no one will look twice at him. Everyone at school thinks he’s gay, but he’ll take the rumors over everyone knowing his truth. For 17-year-old, Natasha, life’s pretty good. She’s popular, has two best friends, and is dating the captain of the football team, the object of Xavier’s crush.
After witnessing a traumatic event at a Halloween bash, Xavier and Natasha experience a night which forces them to view the world through each other’s eyes. Soon Natasha is faced with the grim realization that her identity dictates how the people in her life treat her. Meanwhile, it’s a concept which Xavier knows painfully well. As they struggle to accept certain truths of their own realities, they can tell no one what’s happening to them. No one would believe them anyway, because they barely believe it themselves.
A Note From the Publisher
Additional category for this novel is Young Adult Contemporary/Science Fiction
Advance Praise
"This book touches on no end of questions… What would life be like if I was born in a different body? Do we react to situations or to the expectations people have of us? Do people treat us different because of how we look? This book is complex in its subtext and depth. Quoleena Sbrocca is a wordsmith and captured a young generation with a critical and revealing eye. I look forward to reading more of her work!" -Kinzie Things, Blogger
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781090951267 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 559191
Two very different lives come crashing together in this fast-paced YA novel. Xavier and Natasha are polar opposites. But when a horrific event beings them together, in more ways than one, they start to see what life can be like in a very unusual way. I loved the switching of points of view throughout the story. This allowed for strong character development and a growing sense of tension that kept pushing the story along. This story is a great read for high school students and I must say, I liked the LGBTQI references throughout. Just another perspective that sets this book apart from other YA novels I’ve read of late.
Sharon C, Educator
This was a thrilling read. Didn’t see the twist and turns coming. Would recommend to high schoolers due to mature content. Well written and easy to get lost in.
Kate A, Educator
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I was hooked. I love the way the author used science fiction to explore issues of identity, family, and friendship. Even more, I loved how the book read like a contemporary with just a sci-fi twist — it was totally believable and didn’t require any complicated world-building (not that I dislike complicated worlds, but there was something refreshing about how relatable this was). If I ever teach Soc of Identity, I would consider assigning this book.
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