Spin

by Darcie J. Gudger

A choice amid school conflict

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A choice amid school conflict

Kisrie Kelley’s struggle to fit in is tied to several pressures: persistent bullying, her mother’s expectations, and the everyday friction of family life. When she learns that her bully, Wendy, is planning to spread rumors about Kisrie’s uncle, the conflict shifts from personal hurt to a difficult decision about speaking up. Wendy’s own hopes and home circumstances add another perspective to the bullying, while cyberbullying raises the stakes. With color guard, photography, and the dynamics of high school in the mix, the novel connects questions of belonging and truth-telling to the consequences of rumors.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in stories about high school relationships and finding a sense of belonging.
  • Readers seeking fiction that addresses bullying, cyberbullying, and the choices involved in standing up for someone.
  • Readers interested in family pressures and the lives of multiple characters facing difficult circumstances.

Themes

Belonging and self-acceptanceBullying and cyberbullyingTruth and responsibilityFamily expectations and hardship

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Book overview

High school sophomore Kisrie Kelley has always been a misfit, a fact her nemesis Wendy, who's bullied her since elementary school, won't let her forget. Kisrie longs to fit in and feel normal, but is that even possible when color guard and photography are her only talents? Her Reese's Peanut Butter cup addiction and a pestering "prodigy" little sister who thinks she's a bush baby don't help, and some days Kisrie contemplates moving to a different planet. Will she ever please her perfectionist mother and get to be just a normal teen? But Wendy has troubles and secrets of her own. Her beauty pageant dreams are her only hope of escaping her poverty and her mother's questionable lifestyle. Everything spins out of control, and cyberbullying takes things to a whole new level when Kisrie overhears Wendy plotting to spread vicious rumors about her English-teacher uncle. Kisrie must decide whether to snitch and risk Wendy's wrath or shut up and watch her uncle's career crumble. Only the truth can set them all free, but will Kisrie be too late? Hilarious, heartbreaking, and honest, Spin is a novel you won't soon forget.
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