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First edition. |
Description |
404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story of one of those girls. In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. Paul’s School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of a ritualized game of conquest. Chessy bravely reported her assault to the police and testified against her attacker in court. Then, in the face of unexpected backlash from her once-trusted school community, she shed her anonymity to help other survivors find their voice. This memoir is more than an account of a horrific event. It takes a magnifying glass to the institutions that turn a blind eye to such behavior and a society that blames victims rather than perpetrators. Chessy’s story offers real, powerful solutions to upend rape culture as we know it today. Prepare to be inspired by this remarkable young woman and her story of survival, advocacy, and hope in the face of unspeakable trauma. |
Subject |
Prout, Chessy.
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St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.)
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Prout, Chessy.
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St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.).
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Rape victims -- United States -- Biography.
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Sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Biography.
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High school students -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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Sex crimes -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
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Rape victims.
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Sexual abuse victims.
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High school students -- Sexual behavior.
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Sex crimes.
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Women -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Added Author |
Abelson, Jenn, author.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Prout, Chessy, author. I have the right to First edition. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2018] 9781534414457 (DLC) 2017052740 |
ISBN |
9781534414433 (hardcover) |
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1534414436 (hardcover) |
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9781534414440 (trade paperback) |
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1534414444 (trade paperback) |
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9781534425712 (trade paperback export) |
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1534425713 (trade paperback export) |
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