The Mockingbirds
Kindle Edition
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Ebook · January 2, 2012
Some schools have honor codes.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk YA read with institutional tension and a sharp, unsentimental emotional edge.
- Genres
- Surviving Sexual Abuse, Boarding School YA, Coming of Age
- Published
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 2, 2012
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Some schools have honor codes. Others have handbooks. Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds. From the glossy pages of its admissions brochure, the prestigious Themis Academy appears perfect in every way: exceptional academics, extraordinary students, the kind of extracurriculars to make an Ivy League proud, and zero instances of student misbehavior. But this boarding school isn't as pristine as it appears.
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There's a dark underbelly to the perfect record the Themis administration flaunts. Student infractions are rampant, and it's up to a secret vigilante society, the Mockingbirds, to maintain order on campus--a responsibility their members take very seriously. Alex Patrick never thought she would need the Mockingbirds. But when she's date-raped by another student, she doesn't know where else to go. As much as she'd like to forget what happened, she can't escape the daily reminders of what went wrong that terrible night. Before she can summon the courage to take a stand, she'll have to accept that her battle for justice is not hers alone. Standing up for someone, especially yourself, is worth the fight.
Boarding School Tension
A brisk YA read with institutional tension and a sharp, unsentimental emotional edge.
Come here for
- boarding-school pressure cooker
- a serious, page-moving YA tone
Expect
- survival under social pressure
- a sustained narrative read
Where it sits
| Boarding School YA | 85% |
|---|---|
| Surviving Sexual Abuse | 71% |
| Coming of Age | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Boarding School YA
- Finding Your Footing
- Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Authors
- Daisy Whitney
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- January 2, 2012
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Boarding School YA