Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
Jul
30
Mara and her twin brother Owen are extremely close. When Mara, who is bisexual, broke up with her girlfriend and childhood best friend, Charlie, it was Owen’s girlfriend, Hannah, who supported Mara. Hannah is one of Mara’s closest friends, and when she accuses Owen of rape, Mara finds herself torn between believing that Owen could never do something like this and believing that Hannah would never make a false accusation.
The school community is largely taking Owen’s side and the Empower feminist group Mara founded has asked her to step down as leader. Mara finds herself turning to Charlie, trying to make sense of Hannah’s accusation against Owen, which also means navigating their friendship post-breakup. (more…)