If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say
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Publisher Description
'I understand what you meant by the comment. That’s not what I’m asking. I’m asking, why did you put it up on the internet?'
And this was the humiliating part. Because there was no good reason for it. 'I just hoped people might think it was funny.'
Winter Halprin has her life figured out. She's a spelling-bee champion, has a great group of friends, super- supportive parents and a place at her dream college. But when a wayward comment online about the winner of a spelling bee goes viral, her whole world is turned upside down. The entire internet has turned against her, and everything is falling apart.
Knowing she has to make herself a better person, Winter turns to REVIBE, a rehabilitation facility for people who have been publicly shamed online. But she finds herself frozen and unable to apologize for what she has done. How can you apologize when you can't even put pen to paper any more, when you're scared of the power of your own words? How can you apologize when you're not even sure it's your fault?
If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say is the thought provoking novel from multi award winning author, Leila Sales
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When 17-year-old former National Spelling Bee champion Winter Halperin tweets about the latest winner a 12-year-old African-American girl she finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom. Not only is she vilified as a racist, but one of her best friends, Jason, an African-American, cuts off ties. Winter is stripped of everything that she believes is important: her championship title, her college acceptance, and her belief that she is a "good girl." Determined to right the wrong, she enrolls in Revibe, a five-week boot camp that helps those who have made epic errors in judgment (and were crucified for it online) find a path to forgiveness. Sales (This Song Will Save Your Life) tackles a thoroughly modern problem, and she is careful to stay within the gray, neither condoning Winter's explanation nor fully embracing the meaningless apology. A nuanced approach to how the internet encourages the dehumanization of users gives this novel its realistic tone and serves as a strong warning to teens (and their parents). Ages 12 up.
