"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week is..........
Backlash
By Sarah Darer Littman
Publication Date: 28th April 2015
He says: You're an awful person.
He says: What makes you think I would ever ask you out?
He says: The world would be a better place without you in it.
Lara just got told off on Facebook.
She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance. They've been talking online for weeks, so what's with the sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse - are they true?
It's been a long time since Lara's felt this bad, this depressed, this ugly. She's worked really hard to become pretty and happy - and make new friends after what happened in middle school.
Bree used to be best friends with overweight, depressed Lara, but constantly listening to Lara's issues got to be too much. Secretly, Bree's glad Christian called Lara out. Lara's not nearly as amazing as people think. But no one realized just how far Christian's harsh comments would push Lara. Not even Bree.
As online life collides with real life, things spiral out of control, and not just for Lara. Because when the truth starts to come together, the backlash is even more devastating than anyone could have ever imagined.
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I am so excited for this book! It covers an issue which isn't talked about enough which is cyber-bullying. Although it does sound cliché I can't wait for this book.
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By Sarah Darer Littman
Publication Date: 28th April 2015
He says: You're an awful person.
He says: What makes you think I would ever ask you out?
He says: The world would be a better place without you in it.
Lara just got told off on Facebook.
She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance. They've been talking online for weeks, so what's with the sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse - are they true?
It's been a long time since Lara's felt this bad, this depressed, this ugly. She's worked really hard to become pretty and happy - and make new friends after what happened in middle school.
Bree used to be best friends with overweight, depressed Lara, but constantly listening to Lara's issues got to be too much. Secretly, Bree's glad Christian called Lara out. Lara's not nearly as amazing as people think. But no one realized just how far Christian's harsh comments would push Lara. Not even Bree.
As online life collides with real life, things spiral out of control, and not just for Lara. Because when the truth starts to come together, the backlash is even more devastating than anyone could have ever imagined.
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I am so excited for this book! It covers an issue which isn't talked about enough which is cyber-bullying. Although it does sound cliché I can't wait for this book.
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Naomi...xxx
ooooh, the book seems interesting although if I get it I probs won't read it coz I find it hard to read a book lool!
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Abbie xxx
I love books where the girl is kind of bullied at first! <3
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Nice pick! Doesn't really sound like my kind of read but hope you love it once you read it!
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I love the sound of this. Thanks for sharing. Adding it to my TBR list.
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This is on my reading list! I can't wait to get my hands on it!
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Love the cover of this book. And cyberbullying is unfortunately a very big problem for a lot of young people. Here is my WoW
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That synopsis sounds really good, but it has me wondering, what happens to Lara? I have a feeling this book will be all about the feels! I want to read it but I have so many sad books on my TBR shelf at the moment! I can't take it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you though- Cyber bullying is so underrepresented in YA lit. Are people scared of talking about it or something? Or just don't take it seriously?
Awesome pick!
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I haven't heard of this before now but it sounds quite interesting!
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