Tess Kendrick Keyes is back in Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ second installment of The Fixer series: The Long Game. This time, Tess is trying to help her classmate win a school election. What could be a simple high school story instead deals with corruption, terrorism, and even the #metoo movement. Barnes does not shy away from unhappy and uncomfortable situations and topics. People die. Characters aren’t exactly who you think they are. Barnes takes risks, particularly for a young adult novel, and I respect her for it—and for expecting her YA readers to take those risks with her.
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