The Kate in Between (Swinarski Claire)(Paperback) - diskuze

In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral.Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it feels like the answer to all her problemseven if it means ditching Haddie, her childhood bestie.But when Kates newfriends decide that Haddie is their next target, Kate becomes a passive participant in a cruel incident that could have killed Haddiehad Kate not stepped in, at the last minute, and saved her. The next day, a cell phone video of the rescue goes viral, and Kate is hailed a hero. But Kate knows the truthshe was part of the problemand its only a matter of time until the full version of the video is released and everyone knows it too.With so much at stake, Kate must decide who she wants to be: a liar, a follower, or someone greater.Shes caught between her old best friend and her new popular crowd. What happens when being a hero feels like the biggest lie of all?Going Viral: After a video of Kate saving her friend goes viral, she's hailed as a hero. But she knows the full video would tell a very different, and much darker, story.Middle School Life: Navigating the choice between your childhood best friend and the popular clique that promises to solve all
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