![]() ![]() ![]() “Fans of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and Speechless by Hannah Harrington will welcome first time author Mathieu, who has crafted a realistic and hard-hitting debut.” - VOYA, starred review Moxie: An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high school. But in this novel from Jennifer Mathieu, exactly what is the truth about Alice? In the end there's only one person to ask: Alice herself.ĭevoted: A girl with a controlling, conservative family realizes that her life is her own-if only she can find the courage to fight for it.Īfterward: A tragic kidnapping leads to an unlikely friendship in this novel about finding light in the midst of darkness. ![]() In this remarkable debut novel, four Healy High students tell all they "know" about Alice-and in doing so reveal their own secrets and motivations, painting a raw look at the realities of teen life. It's written all over the "slut stall" in the girls' bathroom: "Alice had sex in exchange for math test answers" and "Alice got an abortion last semester." After Brandon dies, the rumors start to spiral out of control. When Healy High star quarterback Brandon Fitzsimmons dies in a car crash, it was because he was sexting with Alice. Winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards' Teen Choice Debut Author AwardĮveryone knows Alice slept with two guys at one party. By the author of Moxie, a powerful feminist novel that deals with slut-shaming, told through the perspectives of four small-town teens, about how everyone has a motive to bring-and keep-a teen girl down. ![]()
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