Friday, August 26, 2016

Seven notable angry YA protagonists

At the BN Teen blog Sarah Skilton tagged seven notable angry YA protagonists, including:
Imogen in Bruised, by Sarah Skilton

Full disclosure: I wrote this one, and I put my heroine through the wringer. When Imogen witnesses a robbery and fails to prevent the shooting that follows, she blames herself for the loss of life. Why? Because she’s a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been training for years to handle that type of situation. Anger at herself, her womanizing older brother, her parents, her TKD instructor, and her friends manifests in the urge to participate in a real fight, no holds barred, no padding, and most importantly, no protective gear. Will she get her wish? And what will it do to her if she does?
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue