"All the Rage" by Courtney Summers

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Summers, C. All the Rage. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9781250021915. Hardcover. $18.99.

Annotation: Romy Grey became an outcast when she accused the sheriff’s son, Kellan Turner, of taking advantage of her; no one wants to believe it could be true, and so they shunned and bullied her, instead. But now her former best friend has gone missing, and Rory has to decide if she should keep to herself, or try and speak up once again.

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(Excerpt, page 95)

To say that Romy Grey is going through hell would be an understatement. She tried to talk about what happened, when the sheriff’s son raped her, but instead of believing her, the whole town turned against her. She faces down horrible bullying every day, no matter where she goes, and the isolation and torture this girl endures is incredible. It’s amazing that anyone could put up with so much cruelty for so long, but it’s no wonder that she buried the things that happened that night so far back it’s impossible to tell where the truth really is. But when her former best friend turns up missing, Romy may have the answers, and she has to find the courage to speak up again in the face of so much hatred and rage. 


Literary Awards:

• Official Tumblr Reblog Book Club Pick
• Junior Library Guild Selection
• ALA 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults Title
• 2016 Amelia Bloomer Title
• OLA 2015 Best Bet
• 2015 Cybils Finalist for YA Fiction
• Barnes & Noble Teen Blog’s Best YA Books of 2015
• Book Riot’s Best Books of 2015
• Bustle’s Best YA Books of 2015
• Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens, Fall 2015
• Chicago Public Library’s Best Teen Fiction of 2015
• 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist
• 2016 OLA White Pine Nominee
• Quill & Quire’s 2015 Notable Books
• 2016 Tayshas Reading List Selection
• Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2015
• Amazon Big Spring Book, 2015
• Publishers Weekly Picks: Books of the Week, April 13, 2015 

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