![]() ![]() ![]() McVoy's prose is confident and adventurous- some of Becca's poems are styled after her favorite poets ("The only empress is the empress of gossip magazines")-and while not every stylistic gambit pays off, on the whole it's a fresh, observant story. ![]() The aftershock of the kiss affects both girls, but this rich story also encompasses their struggles with family and friends, as well as their respective journeys of self-discovery. ![]() Camille connects with and then kisses Alec at a party, unaware that he has a girlfriend. 2016 More ways to shop: Find an Apple Store or other retailer near you. 2014 This Is All Your Fault, Cassie Parker. Another senior, Becca, who tells her story in free verse, lives for her jock/poet boyfriend, Alec. 4.0 8 Ratings 3.99 3.99 Publisher Description. She tries to avoid creating attachments, but is having trouble getting over a boy in Chicago. Camille, whose second-person narrative is light on punctuation and heavy on metaphor, has moved all over the country with her parents and is starting her final semester of high school in Atlanta. A love of language, literature, and the city of Atlanta, where she lives, pervades her sophomore novel, a thoughtfully wrought coming-of-age story. McVoy's (Pure) roots are showing-in a good way. Terra Elan McVoy has held a variety of jobs centered on reading and writing, from managing an independent bookstore to. ![]()
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