Status
Checked out
Due 5-05-2022
Call number
Publication
Scholastic Press (2015), 256 pages
Description
School should be a safe place for Jess but at the moment it's everything she dreads. Her life is difficult enough without Kez picking on her. Kez's life isn't any sweeter. She has plenty of problems too but she finds comfort in knowing she is better off than Jess - or so she thinks.
User reviews
LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
This was a quick read about teenage bullying. I liked how the author used social media at the start of each chapter and that there were dual narratives to tell the story. Both the bully, Kez, and the victim, Jess, had a voice. However, even though Ainsworth tried to show that every story has two
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sides, I don't think it quite worked. I never felt any sympathy towards Kez despite her home life. As for the ending, it was too trite to be believable. This could have been a really powerful book but, unfortunately, it didn't reach the mark. Show Less
LibraryThing member sweetie_candykim
Quick easy read. It was great to hear both sides of the story and understand how the bullying was irrational and got out of control.
The ending was on a bit of a cliffhanger and I felt too sorry for the bully and annoyed by the victim, which isn't great.
The ending was on a bit of a cliffhanger and I felt too sorry for the bully and annoyed by the victim, which isn't great.
Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
256 p.; 5.39 inches
ISBN
1407146912 / 9781407146911