The Worst of Me

A subtle and sharply insightful portrayal of the sometimes painful process of growing up, thinking for yourself.

Cassidy has been feeling unsettled and adrift, but things look
up when she meets an older boy called Jonah. She loves
spending time with him and his friends, flattered to be
included in their discussions. Jonah is sweet and sensitive
and she’s never felt so happy.

But then Cassidy hears disturbing news about Jonah which
shakes her trust in him and makes her question her own
judgement. If you love someone, how far should you go to
overlook their faults?

'The issues of racism and peer pressure are cleverly handled in this well-paced and thoughtprovoking story about learning to be yourself. Le Vann improves with every book and she empathises with teenage relationships in a way that makes readers feel valued.'
Daily Mail

'Questions of identity, divided loyalty and trust reverberate throughout this sensitive new novel . . . which gets uncomfortably close beneath the skin of its young heroine. Cassidy’s moods – as she swings from euphoria over Jonah to anguished doubt in the face of friends’ criticisms and back again to uneasy trust – ring agonizingly true. This is a writer who has not forgotten what it feels like to be a teenager herself, but ensures that her characters inhabit an up-to-the-minute world with pressing public as well as private issues to confront.'
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