"Two heart-wrenching tales of sibling secrets, loyalty and loss."
Julie's idolized older brother is about to be tried for murder, but she can't bring herself to go to court; she knows more about the crime than she wants to reveal. As she probes her brother's silence -- and the mystery of the missing murder weapon - she must make difficult choices. "Just Julie" is the story of one girl's struggle to make the most fateful decision of her life, and the surprising result.
In "I Am Not Emmanuelle," stealing a pack of gum launches 13-year-old Adele into a caustic, funny and poignant monologue about what she sees as her flaws: her bushy eyebrows, her lack of generosity and the scars on her earlobes that she picks until they bleed. But what bothers her most is that she'll never measure up to her perfect sister, who died -- and Adele can't shake the feeling that her parents wish she had died instead.
This powerful pair of stories explores the teen psyche with unflinching honesty.
Annick Press is pleased to announce the launch of Single Voice, a groundbreaking and provocative new young-adult fiction series in which no subject is off limits. These tightly paced stories deliver blow after powerful blow with their unflinching honesty, original subject matter and startling twists. Told in the voice of teen narrators at crucial moments in their lives, each story explodes with the urgency, drama and confusion of adolescence.
Most importantly, these short yet finely honed literary works will appeal to both avid and less experienced readers. Each book consists of two separate but thematically connected stories with distinct inverted covers in an alluring "flip-book" format.
Under the guiding hand of series editor and award-winning author Melanie Little (The Apprentice's Masterpiece, Confidence), the series is comprised of works from distinguished writers whose fiction has been recognized internationally.
""There's an urgency to the stories -- they read in one go. Like a punch in the stomach. In your head. In your heart." "-- Le Vif / L'express
