about the book
When you are at the rock bottom of the social ladder in middle school, you band together with the other people you find there. For Nate, Renata, and Katie, this is exactly what happens. Unfortunately, in their school, there is zero chance of moving up the ladder again, of getting rid of the bullies that torment them—that is, unless they take matters into their own hands.
And they do just that. Chase, the local bully and star jock of the middle school sports scene, is their target. They kidnap him… and get caught.
Before being locked away in juvie the three make a pact—the real truth would be more damaging to everyone, so they will not tell anyone. Not even Greta Shield, their social worker, who is such a nice lady and seems really to want to help them as much as she can.
Slowly, the secret of the truth is revealed in the three journals of Nate writes his as if it were a fantasy novel; Katie writes hers straight up and clearly; and Renata prefers to tell her story in pictures instead of words.
These three are hiding their own secrets, but it is the fourth secret, held by Chase, that is the real shocker….
about the author
Margaret Willey was born in Chicago and now is an author of both young adult novels and picture books, and she plans on doing many of each throughout her career. She has also delved into writing reviews of other author’s books as well as essays and poetry.
Margaret makes her home in Michigan, where she and her husband Richard raised their two children, now grown.
Sources:
Author website
Author profile : Goodreads
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