Margaret Thrash is an American writer of young adult fiction and

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ist, best known for her

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memoir '' Honor Girl''. ''Honor Girl'', Thrash's first book, was published by Candlewick Press in 2015. The book describes her early life as a teenager coming out as a lesbian while attending conservative summer camp. It received strongly favorable reviews and was named a finalist for the 2016 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize in the Graphic Novel/Comics category. Her follow-up memoir, ''Lost Soul Be At Peace'', published in 2018, explores a period of teen depression and her relationships with her family, notably her father, a federal judge. Thrash has also written two books in a mystery series for young adults. The first book called ''Strange Truth'' (formerly ''We Know It Was You'') was published in 2016 by the

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imprint of

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. The sequel, ''Strange Lies'', was published in October 2017.

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published Thrash's adult debut ''Rainbow Black'' on March 19, 2024. The novel was described by ''

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'' as "Part mystery, part unsparing social commentary and part queer love story, Lacey’s personal history reads a little like Demon Copperhead’s — if he were a lesbian in New Hampshire." It is a finalist in the fiction category for the 2024 New England Book Awards. Thrash currently lives in New Hampshire. She was a frequent contributor to ''

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'', a (now defunct)

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for teenage girls.

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