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Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf by Hayley Krischer

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Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf

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Hayley Krischer

Penguin Young Readers Group · Ebook · October 6, 2020

Reading lane: Surviving Sexual Abuse

"Ali Greenleaf's story is complex and beautifully told; full of fury, heartbreak, and hope." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends With the Dark Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn't be more different.

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Why It Clicks

A tense, readable pick for discussing hard things without the usual gloss.

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  • conversation-ready stakes
  • edgy, playful YA realism

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  • book-club friction
  • serious themes, direct language

Book Details

Authors
Hayley Krischer
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
October 6, 2020
Format
Ebook
Theme
Surviving Sexual Abuse · Mental Illness for Teens
Reading lane
Surviving Sexual Abuse

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Publisher Categories

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women

  • Friendship for Teens

  • Surviving Sexual Abuse

About This Book

"Ali Greenleaf's story is complex and beautifully told; full of fury, heartbreak, and hope." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends With the Dark Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn't be more different. Ali is sweet, bitingly funny, and just a little naive. Blythe is beautiful, terrifying, and the most popular girl in school. They've never even talked to each other, until a party when Ali decides she'll finally make...

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"Ali Greenleaf's story is complex and beautifully told; full of fury, heartbreak, and hope." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends With the Dark Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn't be more different. Ali is sweet, bitingly funny, and just a little naive. Blythe is beautiful, terrifying, and the most popular girl in school. They've never even talked to each other, until a party when Ali decides she'll finally make her move on Sean Nessel, her longtime crush and the soccer team's superstar. But Sean pushes Ali farther than she wants to go. When she resists--he rapes her. Blythe sees Ali when she runs from the party, everyone sees her. And Blythe knows something happened with Sean; she knows how he treats girls. Even so, she's his best friend, his confidant. When he tells her it was a misunderstanding, she decides to help him make things right. So Blythe befriends Ali, bringing her into a circle of ruthless popular girls, and sharing her own dark secrets. Despite the betrayal at the heart of their relationship, they see each other, in a way no one ever has before. In her searing, empowering debut novel, Hayley Krischer tells the story of what happened that night, and how it shaped Ali and Blythe forever. Both girls are survivors in their own ways, and while their friendship might not be built to last, it's one that empowers each of them to find justice on their own terms.

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