Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh

Things We Have in Common

Tasha Kavanagh

I almost passed this book over, but happily something stayed my hand. Fifteen year old Yasmin Laksaris - obese and taunted by her classmates - is one of the most compelling characters I've come across. The story took me right inside her teenage psyche. An effortless read that will have you squirming in your comfy chair.

Extract
I was vigilant, and I wouldn't have missed you because of being distracted by friends because I don't have any. People look at me and think the same as I thought when I saw you: freak. So I figured, as well as feeling compelled to stare at Alice Taylor, being freaks was something else we had in common.
Parallels
  • The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  • A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne
  • The Widow by Fiona Barton