| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
311 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"CONTENT NOTE: discussions of sexual assault and sexual harassment."--Verso. |
| Summary |
A teen journalist uncovers the #metoo scandal of the decade: a bigshot Hollywood director is taking advantage of cast members. |
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"Ever since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember, writing has been her identity, the thing that grounds her when everything else is a garbage fire. So when she wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for 'Deep Focus' magazine, she's equal parts excited and scared, but also ready. She's got this. Soon Josie is jetting off on a mulit-city tour, rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities, frenetic handlers, stone-faced producers, and eccentric stylists. She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile, dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet. Josie's world is expanding so rapidly, she doesn't know whether she's flying or falling. But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret, the answer is clear: she's in over her head. One woman's account leads to another and another. Josie wants to expose the man responsible, but she's reluctant to speak up, unsure if this is her story to tell. What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories? What if this ends her writing career before it even begins? There are so many reasons not to go ahead, but if Josie doesn't step up, who will?"--Jacket. |
| Audience |
Ages 14 & up. |
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Grades 10-12. |
| Subject |
Journalism -- Fiction.
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Journalists -- Fiction.
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African American high school students -- Fiction.
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MeToo movement -- Fiction.
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Sexual abuse victims -- Fiction.
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Journalism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sex crimes -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Youths' writings.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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Social problem fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Garrett, Camryn. Off the record New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021] 9781984830012 (DLC) 2020043218 |
| ISBN |
9781984830005 (library binding) |
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1984830007 (library binding) |
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9781984829993 (hardcover) |
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1984829998 (hardcover) |
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