JCPL Teens

I honestly didn’t expect to like this book, although mostly because I don’t like the cover! The Mockingbirds is about a girl who wakes up one morning and finds out she just lost her virginity to a boy she doesn’t know during a night she can’t remember. Her friends point out that if she was too drunk to agree to sex, then it counts as rape. She goes to a private boarding school where the teachers believe all the students are perfect—which means when a student does something wrong the teachers pretend it’s not happening. Because of this, the students have taken it upon themselves to investigate and dole out punishment for the crimes of other students.

What I loved most about this book is how powerful the teens are—they really take the initiative to make things happen! This is a great book for those who don’t mind the serious subject—especially if you want to feel empowered to fight injustice!

Have you read it?  What did you think?