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.

first-time Author Whitney Boldly Addresses Date Rape, Vigilantism, And Academic Politics In An Intense And Timely Novel, Set At The Elite Themis Academy. The Facts About What Happened To High School Junior Alex After A Concert Are Fuzzy At First. She Wakes Up Naked In A Fellow Student's Bedroom With A Hangover And No Recollection Of How She Got There. Bit By Bit, The Horrors Of The Previous Night Come Back To Her, Forcing Her To Conclude She's Had Nonconsensual Sex With Someone She Barely Knew. Avoiding The Boy Who Took Advantage Of Her During Her Drunken State Doesn't Ease Her Anxiety; Neither Does The Prospect Of Telling Authorities What Occurred. Instead Of Going To The Police Or To School Officials, Alex Solicits The Aid Of The Mockingbirds, A Clandestine Group Of Students Bent On Serving Justice. Candid First-person Narration Expresses Alex's Doubts And Convictions While Raising Relevant Questions Regarding Her Method Of Righting A Wrong. Besides Showing Skill In Executing Suspense And Drama, Whitney Masterfully Evokes The Complexity Of Her Protagonist's Emotions, Particularly Her Intense Longing To Feel Normal Again. Ages 15–up. (nov.)

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    • Social & Family Issues
      • Sexual Abuse