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Exit, Pursued by a Bear

by E. K. Johnston

A survivor’s story beyond the label

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A survivor’s story beyond the label

At Palermo Heights High, cheerleading is the town’s defining sport, and Hermione Winters has built her place as team captain. After she is drugged and sexually assaulted at summer camp, the story turns to her struggle to regain a sense of control and decide how to move forward. The contrast between her standing as a star athlete and the stigma attached to a pregnant student brings the book’s attention to how communities treat survivors. Hermione’s experience is presented as one part of her life, not the whole of it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction about sexual assault and its aftermath
  • Readers looking for a story centered on a high-school cheerleading team and community attitudes toward survivors

Themes

Sexual assault and recoveryControl and agencyStigma and community responsesIdentity beyond trauma

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Book overview

From #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston comes a brave and unforgettable story that will inspire readers to rethink how we treat survivors.

Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn't mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don't cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team--the pride and joy of a small town. The team's summer training camp is Hermione's last and marks the beginning of the end of...she's not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black.

In every class, there's a star cheerleader and a pariah pregnant girl. They're never supposed to be the same person. Hermione struggles to regain the control she's always had and faces a wrenching decision about how to move on. The rape wasn't the beginning of Hermione Winter's story and she's not going to let it be the end. She won't be anyone's cautionary tale.

"This story of a cheerleader rising up after a traumatic event will give you Veronica Mars-level feels that will stay with you long after you finish."--Seventeen Magazine
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