Candace Bushnell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sex
and the City, and Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of
99 Days, team up to write a fierce, propulsive novel about a girl
who is preyed upon by a manipulative teacher and finds the power to
fight back. Perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Laurie Halse
Anderson.
It starts before you can even remember: You learn the rules for being a
girl. . . .
Marin has always been good at navigating these unspoken guidelines. A
star student and editor of the school paper, she dreams of getting into
Brown University. Marin's future seems bright--and her young,
charismatic English teacher, Mr. Beckett, is always quick to admire her
writing and talk books with her.
But when "Bex" takes things too far and comes on to Marin, she's shocked
and horrified. Had she somehow led him on? Was it her fault?
When Marin works up the courage to tell the administration what
happened, no one believes her. She's forced to face Bex in class every
day. Except now, he has an ax to grind.
But Marin isn't about to back down. She uses the school newspaper to
fight back and she starts a feminist book club at school. She finds
allies--and even romance--in the most unexpected people, like Gray
Kendall, who she'd always dismissed as just another lacrosse bro.
As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure
out how to take back the power and write her own rules.
