Tease by Amanda Maciel

Tease by Amanda Maciel

If you gulped through reading or streaming 13 Reasons Why, Tease is the book for you.

Provocative, unforgettable, and inspired by real-life incidents, Amanda Maciel's highly acclaimed debut novel Tease is the story of a teenage girl who faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide. With its powerful narrative, unconventional point of view, and strong anti-bullying theme, this coming-of-age story offers smart, insightful, and nuanced views on high school society, toxic friendships, and family relationships.

Emma Putnam is dead, and it's all Sara Wharton's fault. At least, that's what everyone seems to think. Sara, along with her best friend and three other classmates, has been criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma's shocking suicide. Now Sara is the one who's ostracized, already guilty according to her peers, the community, and the media. In the summer before her senior year, in between meetings with lawyers and a court-recommended therapist, Sara is forced to reflect on the events that brought her to this moment--and ultimately consider her own role in an undeniable tragedy.

And she'll have to find a way to move forward, even when it feels like her own life is over.

• Told from the Bully's Point of View: Sara Wharton doesn't think she's a monster. But after a classmate's suicide, she's the one facing criminal charges, forced to tell her side of a story nobody wants to hear.
• Slut-Shaming and Harassment: Explore the vicious reality of high school rumors and social codes that pushed Emma Putnam to the edge, and the popular clique that enforced them.
• A Gripping Legal Drama: Between meetings with lawyers and a court-ordered therapist, Sara has one summer to make sense of her actions before she stands trial and her life is over for good.
• Toxic Friendships: A piercing look at a high school friendship where loyalty and cruelty are two sides of the same coin, and following the leader has devastating consequences.

Amanda Maciel, an executive editor of children's books, has worked in book publishing since graduating from Mount Holyoke College. She spends her free time in Brooklyn, New York, writing, running, and helping to raise her small kid with her husband and cat. Her debut novel is Tease.