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Faking Normal

May 21, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

#SVYALit Panel #3 Wrap Up: Brandy Colbert (POINTE), Courtney C. Stevens (FAKING NORMAL), Carrie Mesrobian (SEX & VIOLENCE) and Christa Desir (FAULT LINE)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liG2yXdrZSs?rel=0] #SVAYLit Project Google+ Hangout on Air with the author Brandy Colbert (POINTE), Courtney C. Stevens (FAKING NORMAL), Carrie Mesrobian (SEX & VIOLENCE) and moderated by Christa Desir (FAULT LINE). This is our third discussion as part of the #SVYALit Project, with an emphasis on the topic of consent, an issue that plays a […]

March 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: 5 Things I Loved about Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens

Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens is the story of two teens who are facing some very difficult life issues.  We begin at a funeral where Bodee Lennox has just watched his abusive father strangle his mother to death.  As he leaves, Alexi goes and sits silently with him on a bench.  In this moment, […]

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