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Thousand Words


No. of pages 304

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Great for age 12-18 years

I bit my lip as I typed in the words 'sexting and teens' and hit 'search'. Articles popped up, one after another, and I groaned inwardly. Most of them were about me.

Ashleigh's boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he'll forget about her while he's away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh's friends suggest she text him a picture of herself - sans swimsuit - to take with him. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo in the full-length mirror, and hits 'send.'

But when Kaleb and Ashleigh go through a bad breakup, Kaleb takes revenge by forwarding the text to his baseball team. Soon the photo has gone viral, attracting the attention of the school board, the local police, and the media. As her friends and family try to distance themselves from the scandal, Ashleigh feels completely alone - until she meets Mack while serving her court-ordered community service. Not only does Mack offer a fresh chance at friendship, but he's the one person in town who received the text of Ashleigh's photo - and didn't look.

Acclaimed author Jennifer Brown brings readers a gripping novel about honesty and betrayal, redemption and friendship, attraction and integrity, as Ashleigh finds that while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it doesn't always tell the whole story.

 

This book was recognised by the Gateway Readers Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 15+ years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Little, Brown & Company .

Jennifer Brown writes and lives in the Kansas City, Missouri, area with her husband and three children. She is the author of Torn Away , Thousand Words , Perfect Escape , Bitter End , and Hate List .

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Black-Eyed Susan Award
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Kentucky Blue Grass Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 9-12 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award.

Gateway Readers Award
This book was recognised by the Gateway Readers Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

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