Seventeen-year-old Rebecca takes solace in Victorian prose and classical music. But when a virtuoso guitar player exposes her to the free spirit of rock and roll, Rebecca’s outlook begins to change. She takes risks her old self couldn’t imagine. Before she can blink, Rebecca is caught in a web of deceit that envelops her entire life. If she reveals the truth, she will have to face an unspeakable secret from her past. If she doesn’t, a fellow student could be sentenced to prison. Only the Good Die Young is a coming-of-age story for the teenager in all of us, laced with the dry humor of a shy girl struggling to find her way. Before she can blink, Rebecca is caught in a web of deceit that envelops her entire life. If she reveals the truth, she will have to face an unspeakable secret from her past. If she doesn’t, a fellow student could be sentenced to prison. Only the Good Die Young is a coming-of-age story for the teenager in all of us, laced with the dry humor of a shy girl struggling to find her way.
There's nothing like being the new kid at a new school. Though this scene happens later in the novel, I decided to open with it as a way of hooking the reader. I was inspired by the opening of Fight Club. (But with less fighting).
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