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A review by thecatladybooknook_penny
Bitter Sun by Beth Lewis
4.0
I didn't think this book was for me but I stuck it out because I was hopeful. Boy, did it surprise me!! I struggled my way through the first Part of the book (it's told in 3 parts) and by the time I started Part 2, I wasn't wanting to put it down.
This is the story of four middle school aged kids in a small midwest town in the 1970s who find a dead body near their favorite hideout and swimming hole. They decide to try to figure out who killed the girl and bring some peace to the dead girl's family. They search over the crime scene after the police have finished and follow dog tracks where they accidently overhear a conversation that helps them figure out who killed the girl. But being in a small, very corrupt town leaves them with nowhere to turn for help.
What they uncover and what it's at the bottom of all of this it's just heartbreaking.
This is the story of four middle school aged kids in a small midwest town in the 1970s who find a dead body near their favorite hideout and swimming hole. They decide to try to figure out who killed the girl and bring some peace to the dead girl's family. They search over the crime scene after the police have finished and follow dog tracks where they accidently overhear a conversation that helps them figure out who killed the girl. But being in a small, very corrupt town leaves them with nowhere to turn for help.
What they uncover and what it's at the bottom of all of this it's just heartbreaking.