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Maciel, Amanda
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Beautiful Rosie readily sets aside her summer hookup, Cory, when her reserved friend Maddie shows an interest. Then, a drunk Cory assaults Rosie at a party, and Maddie walks in and assumes Rosie has betrayed her. The fallout leaves Rosie suffering from her trauma alone until new guy Alex shows interest. This is a formulaic boy-heals-girl narrative, but one with a particularly timely focus on sexual assault and slut-shaming.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
(3)
YA
Sara is climbing the high-school social ladder when a new girl, Emma, steals her spotlight. Sara and her friends retaliate with pranks, rumors, and social media warfare, but all are shocked when Emma commits suicide. Sara is a fragile, conflicted narrator struggling to understand her role in Emma's death. A complex and thought-provoking examination of modern teen bullying.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald
2 reviews
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