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  • Published: 1 August 2017
  • ISBN: 9781492632788
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99

The Way It Hurts




From the award-winning author of Some Boys comes a new ripped-from-the-headlines story about the unthinking backlash of Twitter culture

There may be two sides to every story, but sometimes there’s only one way to set things right…

Music is Elijah’s life. His band plays loud and hard, and he’ll do anything to get them a big break. He needs that success to help take care of his sister, who has special needs. So he’d rather be practicing when his friends drag him to a musical in the next town…until the lead starts to sing.

Kristen dreams of a career on stage like her grandmother’s. She knows she needs an edge to get into a competitive theater program—and being the star in her high school musical isn’t going to cut it. The applause and the attention only encourage her to work harder.

Elijah can't take his eyes off of Kristen's performance, and he snaps a photo of her in costume that he posts online with a comment that everybody misunderstands. It goes viral. Suddenly, Elijah and Kristen are in a new spotlight as the online backlash spins out of control. And the consequences are bigger than they both could have ever imagined because these threats don’t stay online…they follow them into real life.

  • Published: 1 August 2017
  • ISBN: 9781492632788
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Patty Blount

Patty Blount wrote her debut novel, Send (a 2012 YALSA Quick Pick), after her son was bullied and her third novel, Some Boys (a 2015 RITA Award finalist), after seeing rape survivors blamed for the crimes committed against them. She lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and sons. Visit pattyblount.com.

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