At Jonesville High, toxic masculinity runs rampant, slut-shaming is a given, and school athletes are glorified. Best friends Suze, Nikki, Ani, and Lydia swear they'll always have each other's backs against predatory guys--so when Suze starts dating wrestling star and toxic douchebag Tarkin Shaw, it's a big betrayal.
Turns out, it's not a relationship--it's blackmail. At first, Suze feels like she has no choice but to go along with it, but when Tarkin starts demanding more, she enlists the help of intelligent misfits DeShawn and Marcus to beat Tarkin at his own game. As Marcus points out, what could possibly go wrong?
The answer: everything. And by the time the teens realize they're fighting against forces much bigger than the Tarkin Shaws of the world, losing isn't an option.
Send Pics sets itself apart from other YA novels about sexual assault by untangling the institutional systems of privilege and misogyny that protect predators and impact how girls are treated in the aftermath of trauma.
"A relentless and fierce thriller crossed with an incisive story of gender, class and race. It grabs and grabs and never lets go."--Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Radicalized
About the Author :
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers' The Cruisers: Checkmate.
Christopher Gebauer is a multifaceted actor who excels in both leading and character roles. He is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting through the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Sophie Amoss is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning narrator.
Review :
"A gritty read for a woke generation."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"A relentless and fierce thriller crossed with an incisive story of gender, class and race. It grabs and grabs and never lets go."
-- "Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author"
