“I can’t say it’s a pleasure to read a book about hate crimes by teens. But since hate crimes against have seen the highest spike in more than a decade – according to the FBI, over 66% of hate crimes in 2010 targeted Latinos – I was intrigued to find LIE by Caroline Bock. This debut novel tackles the topic by taking us inside the minds of both victims and victimizers. Ten lives intersect one horrible night when two brothers – one an immigrant from El Salvador, and one a natural US citizen – are brutally assaulted by a group of Long Island teenagers. The novel lays bare the land mines of power groups among teens, racism, and ineffective adults. Mostly, though, I admire this powerful book for making us consider the bigger question of how hatred this dark can take root in people who are young, bright, and at the beginning of everything.”
— Meg Medina, bestselling children’s author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 2023-2024, Read the entire interview with Meg Medina here.
LIE – a critically acclaimed (starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and the Library Journal) young adult novel, inspired by a true crime, about love and hate in suburban America. Published by St. Martin’s Press.
LIE…starred reviews
“Suspenseful and thought provoking.” starred review, Booklist
“Unusual and important.” starred review, Kirkus Reviews
“…reads like a confessional.” starred review, Publishers Weekly
“…will grip readers.” starred review, Library Journal
Before My Eyes – the aftermath of a mass shooting as witnessed by teens on Long Island over Labor Day Weekend. From St. Martin’s Press and highly acclaimed for its sensitive, character-driven story. Optioned by Tangerine Entertainment.
CARRY HER HOME…WINNER OF THE FICTION AWARD FROM THE WASHINGTON WRITERS’ PUBLISHING HOUSE. FORTY-SEVEN STORIES FROM FLASH TO FULL-LENGTH THAT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART AND CARRY YOU HOME.
This Is What America Looks Like: Poetry & Fiction from DC, Maryland, and Virginia… 100 writers and 111 works on the creative state of our Union. Co-edited with poet Jona Colson during the pandemic. Published by the Washington Writers’ Publishing House in 2021.
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