A couple of years ago the dining commons where I had a student job played retro music. One day when I was cleaning tables a decidedly stalkerish number by Police came on. I was astounded by how many female students thought it was romantic and beautiful.
In reality jealousy, control issues, and anger management problems make for a toxic brew that often can be mistaken for devotion. Sloan Harlow's Everything We Never Said gives teens a good exposure to this too often taboo topic in the context of an engaging contemporary narrative.
Ella, Hayley, and Sawyer, Hayley's boyfriend, were virtually inseparable until Hayley's death in a car accident. Ella was driving.
Now it's September and a greatly changed Hayley is back in school dealing with the awkward concern of her friends and teachers. Hayley's mother is moving and can't bring herself to clean out her dead daughter's room. Ella's insists that she do it. In the process she finds Hayley's diary.
At first things are awkward between Ella and Sawyer, especially they feel a more than friends attraction. And when they move in that direction things get complicated. Hayley notices flashes of what seems like irrational anger and jealousy.
And reading Hayley's diary she learns of similar experiences...
But the truth is more sinister than she could imagine.
On a purrrsonal note, yesterday was going to be an all homework day. And it was until after supper when Eugene put Grease on. He doesn't really like musicals. So when he put on one of my all time movies...
...it was a fun study break.
A great big shout out goes out to Eugene.
Jules Hathaway
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