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Somebody told me, Mia Siegert

Label
Somebody told me, Mia Siegert
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Somebody told me
Responsibility statement
Mia Siegert
Summary
After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh startâ  so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom, Aleks/Alexis discovers they can overhear parishioners in the church confessional. Moved by the struggles of these "sinners," Aleks/Alexis decides to anonymously help them, finding solace in their secret identity: a guardian angel instead of a victim. But then Aleks/Alexis overhears a confession of another priest admitting to sexually abusing a parishioner. As they try to uncover the priest's identity before he hurts anyone again, Aleks/Alexis is also forced to confront their own abuser and come to terms with their past trauma
Target audience
adolescent
Classification
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