Far from You
Publisher
Disney Press
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781484715703
Pages
352 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice. The first time, she's fourteen, and escapes a near-fatal car accident with scars, a bum leg, and an addiction to Oxy that'll take years to kick. The second time, she's seventeen, and it's no accident. Sophie and her best friend Mina are confronted by a masked man in the woods. Sophie survives, but Mina is not so lucky. When the cops deem Mina's murder a drug deal gone wrong, casting partial blame on Sophie, no one will believe the truth: Sophie has been clean for months, and it was Mina who led her into the woods that night for a meeting shrouded in mystery. After a forced stint in rehab, Sophie returns home to a chilly new reality. Mina's brother won't speak to her, her parents fear she'll relapse, old friends have become enemies, and Sophie has to learn how to live without her other half. To make matters worse, no one is looking in the right places and Sophie must search for Mina's murderer on her own. But with every step, Sophie comes closer to revealing all: about herself, about Mina, and about the secret they shared.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; Bisexuality; lesbian; lesbian teenager; bisexual; bisexual teenager; same sex relationship
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
female/female
Keywords
murder; secrecy; teenage girls; friendship; mystery and detective stories; drug abuse; best friends; social issues
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Sharpe, Tess, "Far from You" (2015). Diverse Families. 1294.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1294