Shine

When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.

Main Author:	Myracle, Lauren, 1969-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Amulet Books, 2011.
Subjects:	Hate crimes > Young adult fiction. Gay teenagers > Young adult fiction. Best friends > Young adult fiction. North Carolina > Young adult fiction. Mystery fiction > Young adult.

Summary:	When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.
Physical Description:	359 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:	013-017.
ISBN:	9780810984172 (hbk.) 0810984172 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Lauren Myracle is an American author of YA fiction. She was born on May 15, 1969, in Brevard, North Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received her BA in English and Psychology. After graduation, she taught middle-school in Georgia and participated in an exchange and teaching program (JET) in Japan. She would go on to earn an MA in English from Colorado State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Since her first novel, Kissing Kate, was published in 2003, Myracle has written numerous books and series including: the Internet Girls series, The Winnie Years, Flower Power, the Life of Ty and the Wishing Series. (Bowker Author Biography)