Backlash, Sarah Darer Littman
Backlash, Sarah Darer Littman
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Backlash

Author: Sarah Darer Littman

Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo, Lauren Ezzo

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/19/2019


Synopsis

In critically acclaimed author Sarah Darer Littman's gripping new novel, what happens online doesn't always stay online . . .

Lara just got told off on Facebook.

She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance. It's been a long time since Lara's felt this bad, this depressed. She's worked really hard since starting high school to be happy and make new friends.

Bree used to be BBFs with overweight, depressed Lara in middle school, but constantly listening to Lara's problems got to be too much. Bree's secretly glad that Christian's pointed out Lara's flaws to the world. Lara's not nearly as great as everyone thinks.

After weeks of talking online, Lara thought she knew Christian, so what's with this sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse—are they true?

But no one realized just how far Christian's harsh comments would push Lara. Not even Bree. As online life collides with real life, the truth starts to come together and the backlash is even more devastating than than anyone could have imagined.

About Sarah Darer Littman

Sarah Darer Littman is the critically acclaimed author of In Case You Missed It; Backlash; Want to Go Private?; Life, After; Purge; and Confessions of a Closet Catholic, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. She is also an award-winning news columnist and teaches writing as an adjunct professor in the MFA program at Western Connecticut State University and with the Yale Writers' Conference.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on September 30, 2014

If you read the synopsis for this, you're probably thinking that it sounds like an After School Special, right? Or like a cheesy Lifetime movie, one that will probably involve suicide, a trial, a ton of uber-preachy lectures about bullying (both online and in real life) and lots of tears? Lots and l......more

Goodreads review by Jaden on November 30, 2016

Backlash is an okay book, I'm glad I'm done with it. I found myself at times putting it down and not wanting to pick it up, but then other times I never wanted to put down. The book at times almost made me angry with the characters with what they would say/do. The author did a great job with the boo......more

Goodreads review by Elle G. Reads on July 22, 2018

Release Date: April 28, 2015 Genre: Young Adult Drama (Social Issues) Actual Rating: 4 stars Sarah Draer pens an intense read with Backlash. This book takes an emotional look at online teenage bullying and the aftereffects that it causes (actually, the ripple effects that it has on everyone as we......more