The Pain Eater

She hadn't told anyone. Not a single soul. Not one word about that night and what had been done to her had ever passed Maddy Malone's lips. She'd thought about it at first - had been desperate, even frantic, to tell. But then had come the shame, and the intimidation from the boys who raped her - and the one who held her down. Now it's the beginning of a new school year and Maddy is hoping that she can continue to hide, making herself as quiet and small as possible. She is consumed with keeping the memories at bay, forcing them down through small cuts and the burn from the end of a cigarette. But when her English class is given the assignment of writing a collaborative novel about a fifteen-year-old girl, The Pain Eater, fact and fiction begin to meet up. When the boys spread rumors about Maddy, she realizes that continuing to hide the truth will only give them more control, and she slowly gains the courage to confront them.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 09/13/2016
ISBN: 9781772600209
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2017 pg. 83
Booklist 02/01/2017 pg. 48
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 02/01/2017 pg. 102