She has flashbacks and copes by self harming. Kendra has been sexually assaulted by a man she can’t remember before the book starts. But the truth about Kendra’s abuse is just waiting to explode, with startling unforeseen consequences. All throughout the book she struggles with many things, and Rainfield describes her journey with passion and accurately describes what depression can and does feel like. Since her own mother is too self-absorbed to hear her cries for help, Kendra finds support in others instead: from her therapist and her art teacher, from Sandy, the close family friend who encourages her artwork, and from Meghan, the classmate who’s becoming a friend and maybe more. In Scars by Cheryl Rainfield, Kendra, a young teenager, struggles with self-harm, depression, and having the constant fear of her rapist following and threatening her. To relieve the pressure, Kendra cuts aside from her brilliantly expressive artwork, it’s her only way of coping. If she lets her guard down even for a minute, it could cost Kendra her life. Frightened, Kendra believes someone is always watching and following her, leaving menacing messages only she understands. Kendra, fifteen, hasn’t felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially because she still can’t remember the most important detail– her abuser’s identity. As she realizes she is queer and develops a relationship with her friend Meghan, she faces homophobia and familiar rejection. Kendra has been sexually abused for much of her life and copes with flashes of memory by self-harming.
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