01871cam a2200337 i 4500 615334109 TxAuBib 20230109120000.0 170526s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017022805 9781501170621 1501170627 (OCoLC)988232065 TxAuBib rda Hoover, Colleen, 1979-, Author. Without Merit : A Novel / Colleen Hoover. First Atria Books edition. New York : Atria Books, 2017. 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes questions for discussion. The Voss family is anything but normal. From the irritatingly perfect older siblings to the little half-brother who isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun. Then, there's Merit. She collects trophies she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for another trophy, she meets Sagan. He's witty and idealistic and sparks renewed life into her - until she learns that he's completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix. Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she's never been a part of, leaving them behind for good. But when her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves. 20230109. Young Women Fiction. Family Secrets Fiction. Family Life Fiction. Domestic Fiction. Psychological Fiction.