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Sinopsis

<p><b>A powerful, feminist coming-of-age story f</b><b>rom the author of <i>The Truth About Alice</i> </b><br><br><i>Only she can save herself. . . .</i><br><br>Rachel Walker’s family and community have turned away from the world.<br><br>Every part of Rachel’s life is controlled, from what she reads to where she goes and what she wears. <br><br>Her parents dictate how her life must be: marriage, modesty, children, and obedience to her future husband.<br><br>But when a former member of her community, a girl who escaped, moves back to her small Texas town, Rachel’s world turns upside down.<br><br>She realizes that her life is her own—if only she can find the courage to fight for it.<br><br><i>Devoted: A Novel</i> by Jennifer Mathieu is an empowering young adult contemporary novel about self-discovery, by the author of <i>The Truth About Alice, Moxie,</i> and <i>Afterward</i>.<br><b><br>Also by Jennifer Mathieu:</b><br><i><b>The Truth About Alice</b></i>: A powerful look at slut-shaming, told through the perspectives of four small-town teens, about how everyone has a motive to bring—and keep—a teen girl down.<br><i><b>Afterward</b></i>: A tragic kidnapping leads to an unlikely friendship in this novel about finding light in the midst of darkness.<br><i><b>Moxie</b></i>: An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high school.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>Devoted</i>:</b><br><br><b>An Amelia Bloomer List Top Ten Book</b><br><br>"Jennifer Mathieu put her name on the YA map with last year’s heart-wrenching high school bullying novel <i>The Truth About Alice. </i>. . . her sophomore novel is tackling subjects just as difficult: religion and cult, particularly as they relate to young women. Rachel grew up in the Quiverfull movement—one similar to the Duggars’ practices on TLC’s <i>19 Kids and Counting</i>—but as she finds herself connecting illicitly to the outside world, she starts to wonder if there’s more for her as a woman outside of bearing children." —<i>Bustle</i><br><br>“This thoughtful, character-driven study of one girl’s struggle . . . is an exceptionally nuanced treatment.” —<i>Booklist</i>,<b> starred review</b><br><br><br>“An engaging, illuminating, but never sensationalized portrayal of one plucky teen’s self-discovery.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br><br>“Makes for riveting reading.” —<i>Publisher's Weekly</i></p>

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