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A teenage girl with spiraling thoughts investigates the disappearance of a billionaire
2017Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
Aza Holmes is sixteen and often trapped in loops of anxious thought. When a local billionaire vanishes, her best friend Daisy convinces her to look for him, because of the reward. The search leads her back to Davis, a boy she knew as a child.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like character-driven teen novels about mental health.
What you will get
A moving look at what it is like to live with intrusive thoughts, wrapped in a light mystery. It mixes humor with real feeling.
Turtles All the Way Down Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Anxiety · Friendship · Mystery
Length
304 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Aza Holmes, her friend Daisy and Davis Pickett.
Setting
A suburb of Indianapolis.
What makes it different
A mystery that is really about living inside an anxious mind.
Feel
Thoughtful, funny and honest.
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