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Buried Beneath Kindle Edition

by Kelly Ann Hopkins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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On the outside, Shelly Frank lives a normal teenage life, balancing her gas station job and a budding new relationship with a boy from school. But on the inside, she’s harboring a dark secret: her mother is an extreme hoarder. Within the pristine, outer walls of their beautiful New Jersey home, Shelly and her mother are living amidst piles of collected trash from her mother’s disorder, and Shelly is at her breaking point. By some miracle, Shelly is offered a chance to escape when she receives a plane ticket to Florida from her estranged father, but she’s met with a decision: should she flee this life of filth and seize the opportunity of a future in the Sunshine State? Or should she risk her own health and sanity by staying with her mother who is helpless without her? When Shelly becomes gravely sick from years of living in her mother’s nest, her decision is staring her in the face. She needs to save herself, but her mother is willing to do everything in her power to prevent that from happening. This powerful YA novel exposes the gruesome realities of mental disorders and the emotional toils that many face when they are consumed by their illness. However, it also highlights the beauty of forgiveness, self-love, healing, and the necessary steps Shelly and her mother must take on the road to recovery.
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  1. Print length
    247 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 3, 2021
  4. File size
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08WH4Z146
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zenith Publishing (August 3, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 247 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Kelly Ann Hopkins

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Kelly Ann Hopkins is the author of Gulf of Deception, High Vices, and Buried Beneath (August 2021). She spends her days as a high school librarian and creative writing teacher where she challenges her students to read with abandon. When she’s not creating perilous adventures for her characters, she is dreaming of her next trip to the Florida Gulf Coast.

Kelly lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two children, and too many books.

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Deep and emotional
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022
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    I thought this was so well written. I wanted to blow through it, because I didn't want to put it down because I was so pulled into Shellys story, but also, I HAD to put it down and take some breathers, because I could just feel her pain and horror. The almost ending really got me with the surprise, too!
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  • _cherryblossom
    4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021
    Shelly Frank has always lived a carefully crafted perfect life. What no one knows is that behind the doors of the beautiful house she and her mom live in are secrets neither of them wants anyone to know about. You see, Shelly’s mom is a hoarder. The longer that her mother stays in the house, the more she loses touch with reality while Shelly is left to be the parent and the child. Depressed and lonely, Shelly’s life begins to look up when she starts dating Joshua. When Shelly’s deadbeat father sends her a plane ticket to Florida, she discovers the lies her mother has been telling since he left, slowly unraveling the single thread keeping her life together.

    I was drawn to this book because one of the characters is a hoarder since I grew up with a parent with the disorder. Kelly Ann Hopkins perfectly captures the stages between not thinking much about it to the realization that not everyone lives this way. In Shelley’s case, she’s quite deeply affected by how she’s been forced to live, especially since trash (old food, magazines, etc) makes up a large portion of what is strewn across their home. Combined with how bad her mother’s disorder has gotten, it is understandable that she’s lonely, frustrated, and counting down the days until she can escape.

    Thankfully, her escape comes earlier than expected when she is suddenly contacted by her father. The series of events that follows shows how much Shelly’s mother has lost touch with reality, how much she resents her ex-husband, and extent of denial about how bad her overall situation is. I feel bad for these characters, but I found myself thinking about how if I was in the situation described in the book, I’d be counting down the days until I could get the hell out of dodge too.

    I found the characters to be well written and more complex than I was expecting. The only characters I wish were better developed are Joshua and Shelly’s stepmom, but mainly Joshua. He seemed very two dimensional to me and existed under the halo of young love. However, I do think both characters were great as well as very supportive people all around, which is exactly what Shelly needs. That said, I personally didn’t care for Shelly for most of the book. She comes off as very condescending and entitled for the most part. I also think she way she looked down on some others was exactly how she feared others would look at her if they knew about her house. However, I think she’s a great character and I was rooting for her all book long.

    I’m also little confused about the eating disorder she has. It seems like she has bulimia, but then she has an ulcer and an eating disorder… but then she doesn’t have an eating disorder while she has one. It’s not exactly clear, at least to me, but I do think that if you have an ED or are in recovery, this might not be a book for you because the disordered eating that occurs will be triggering.

    All in all, I think this is a great book, and I’m looking forward to checking out the author’s other publications.
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  • ebreuche
    5.0 out of 5 stars compelling realistic story
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2022
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    This story was compelling. The feelings of the teenage girl hiding her life at home with a very disturbed were so very real, traumatic and devastating.
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  • Colleen
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you're a HOARDERS fan, this book will def appeal!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2021
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    I absolutely loved this book.
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  • TR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Reading!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2023
    Excellent book for young adults, OR adults!
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  • Sarah
    5.0 out of 5 stars Deep, well-written, and emotional
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021
    Buried Beneath is a deeply emotional book that really highlights the toils of mental illness in a family member and the troubles that children face when they have to become the adults in the family. This book is so rich with character development and it keeps you engaged every step of the way.
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