This year I’m thankful for books like Flawed by Cecelia Ahern. Out of all the coming-of-age books I’ve read this year, Flawed is one of the few books that has stayed with me months after I read it. Flawed centers around the life of Celestine North as she comes to realize that the world she lives in is not what it seems. She’s blacklisted by the elders in her community and is branded as a social outcast to the point where no one wants to even look at her. Still, she defies the authorities and the community that ostracizes her and rises above all the hate thrown at her. It’s a novel that goes the extra mile in exposing the imperfections in our society from a youthful perspective and urges young adults to stand for what they believe in even if it isn’t socially accepted. – Leigh-Ann Brodber
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