This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is
Author: Daisy Whitney
Publication Date: November 2nd 2010 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Some schools have honor codes.
Others have handbooks.
Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.
Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school with an exceptional student body that the administration trusts to always behave the honorable way--the Themis Way. So when Alex is date raped during her junior year, she has two options: stay silent and hope someone helps her, or enlist the Mockingbirds--a secret society of students dedicated to righting the wrongs of their fellow peers.
In this honest, page-turning account of a teen girl's struggle to stand up for herself, debut author Daisy Whitney reminds readers that if you love something or someone--especially yourself--you fight for it.
This is so different than what I've been reading lately, so it caught my eye! I was not a boarding school girl, so that kind of life intrigues me. I'm really looking forward to this one!
5 comments:
Definitely sounds like a must read for me. Great choice!
This one looks a little too intense for me. I don't care for the subject at all, but a few good reviews might change my mind.
Here is my WoW - Manga Maniac Cafe
Wow, that sounds intense, but in a good way.
Sounds like a good YA read. My WOW is at The Crowded Leaf.
This sounds very intriguing! Thanks for sharing it, I'm adding it to my wish list! My WoW is here.
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