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Thousand Words | Jennifer Brown
1 post | 3 read | 2 to read
Ashleigh's boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he'll forget about her while he's away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh's friends suggest she text him a picture of herself -- sans swimsuit -- to take with him. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo in the full-length mirror, and hits "send." But when Kaleb and Ashleigh go through a bad breakup, Kaleb takes revenge by forwarding the text to his baseball team. Soon the photo has gone viral, attracting the attention of the school board, the local police, and the media. As her friends and family try to distance themselves from the scandal, Ashleigh feels completely alone -- until she meets Mack while serving her court-ordered community service. Not only does Mack offer a fresh chance at friendship, but he's the one person in town who received the text of Ashleigh's photo -- and didn't look. Acclaimed author Jennifer Brown brings readers a gripping novel about honesty and betrayal, redemption and friendship, attraction and integrity, as Ashleigh finds that while a picture may be worth a thousand words . . . it doesn't always tell the whole story.
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Thousand Words | Jennifer Brown
Mehso-so

Interesting story about a girl dealing with the aftermath of a sexting scandal. It jumps back and forth from when the events are unfolding to the consequences. I found the story most compelling when the main character is trying to work out how to deal with a situation that she is partly responsible for, but where the consequences far outweigh her original actions. I wanted more of that exploration, in some ways this story stuck with the surface.