Take It as a Compliment

Wow, wow, wow. This one was powerful. I remember shopping when I was 12 and I was grabbed from behind by a male teenager. I remember just freezing, and how gross I felt after I broke away from him and rejoined my mom (who I never told, in case it was my fault). These stories are little punches to the gut. They are true and they are terrifying and I am so glad to have this book in my YA collection. I hope the right reader picks it up at the perfect time in his/her life either as a warning or to know they are not alone. And it's not their fault, either.