Woodfolk ( The Beauty That Remains) depicts an inclusive group of teenagers (Cleo is black, Layla is Bengali, other key characters are black, white, and Asian) with complicated lives: Cleo’s parents are splitting up there’s a cute, smart new guy in school she might like she gets stuck tutoring Layla and making-and trusting-new friends is a challenge. The glossy girls in chorus don’t think much of dreamy, Shakespeare-loving, decidedly casual Cleo, and as the girls grow apart, they both behave badly, exchanging harsh words and spreading tit-for-tat rumors. Things started going wrong sophomore year, when Layla, who stutters except when she’s singing, auditioned for chorus. Ever since she and her best friend stopped speaking, Cleo has felt “haunted” by the past.
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