
At a glance
- Published
- 2018
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Section
- Young Adult
The Way the Light Bends
Artistic Linc has never measured up in her high-achieving family next to her sister Holly, adopted from Ghana as a baby, so she pours herself into a photography project on Seneca Village, the lost community where Central Park now stands, until a long-buried family secret comes to light.
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, reflective, hopeful.
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