Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin
When Trixie picks up her best friend Lux for their weekend getaway, they’re looking to forget the despair of being trapped in their dead-end rustbelt town. The girls are packing light: a supply of Diet Coke and an ‘89 Canon to help Lux frame the world in a sunnier light; half a pack of cigarettes that Trixie doesn’t really smoke, and a knife she’s hanging on to for a friend that she’s never used before. But a single night of violence derails their trip, and the girls go from ordinary high schoolers to wanted fugitives. Trying to stay ahead of the cops and a hellscape of media atten… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Racism
- Homomisia
- Slut shaming
- Victim blaming
- Paedophilia & child sexual abuse recounted
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual assault
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Alcohol consumption
- Smoking
- Blood depiction
- Death of a parent mentioned
- Murder
- Knife violence
- Gun violence