Summary: 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.
Why I chose this book: I really can't say enough good things about THE MOCKINGBIRDS it's painful, honest, and ultimately uplifting. But not in a cheesy or over the top way. It's raw, and brutal. But not in an exploitative way. It's encouraging and brave and it's the one book I wish had been given to me when I was seventeen. I think this book is SO IMPORTANT. It needs to get into the hands of every teen, boy and girl. So, yeah. I love this book. You should read it.
Obviously, I agree. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle of The Sky Is Everywhere right now, but I'll have to read this. Thanks, Valerie!
ReplyDeleteKristi, I LOVE that book!
ReplyDeleteValerie, I've had THE MOCKINGBIRDS since May 2010. I seriously need to read it! Great rec!