Description
After the rape, sixteen-year-old Peyton feels dirty. Lost. She could have fought harder. Screamed. Been more aggressive. Gotten him to stop. She knows Brad will get away with it. He's gotten away with it before. The football team protects him. The school does too. It seems like everyone in town is on his side. Girls start to call her a skank. But Peyton is determined to get justice. Only she doesn't know how. The dominoes begin to fall when the truth comes out. First to her best friend. Then to a pastor. Who leads her to a soft-spoken police detective.
Edgy, contemporary young adult fiction set in rural America. Storylines include mature and complicated situations including suicide, bullying, sexual identity and more. For some teens this is the reality they live with each day. And they find a way to survive. Books are 116 to 124 pages.
Additional Details
- SKU:
- 9781680211030
- fbt-product:
- 40220
- fbt-product:
- 39421
- atc-product:
- 34016
- atc-product:
- 40590
- atc-product:
- 39975
- atc-product:
- 39515
- fbt-product:
- 39338
- cpu-product:
- 39421
- cpu-product:
- 40220
- cpu-product:
- 39231
- Series:
- Gravel Road® Rural
- Format:
- Paperback
- Grades:
- 9 to 12
- Reading Level:
- 1.6 to 3.5
- Lexile Level:
- HL360L
