What They Don't Know

Name: What They Don't Know
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Nicole Maggi
ISBN: 9781721343546

Author: Nicole Maggi

Narrator: Hallie Ricardo, Stephanie Willis

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/11/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes

Synopsis

Three secrets. One decision. A friendship that will change everything.Mellie has always been the reliable friend, the good student, the doting daughter. But when an unspeakable act leads her to withdraw from everyone she loves, she is faced with a life-altering choice―a choice she must face alone.Lise stands up―and speaks out―for what she believes in. And when she notices Mellie acting strangely, she gets caught up in trying to save her…all while trying to protect her own secret. One that might be the key to helping Mellie.Told through Mellie and Lise’s journal entries, this powerful, emotional novel chronicles Mellie’s struggle to decide what is right for her, and the unbreakable bond formed by the two girls on their journey.

About Nicole Maggi

Nicole Maggi wrote her first story in third grade about a rainbow and a unicorn. After working as an actress in NYC, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family and two oddball cats. Visit her at nicolemaggi.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adele Shea

What They Don't Know, is a story told from the point of view of two 16 year old girls. They are set an assignment to write a day to day journal as part of one of their grades in school. Mellie comes from a church going family, her father being Mayor of their town. Mellie, is raped and as a result of......more

Goodreads review by Ellie

This book takes a good, hard look at what it is like for someone to go through the tough decision to have an abortion, with the added trauma of the pregnancy being a result of a rape. The story is told in diary entries between Mellie, the uber-conservative mayor-running-for-senate's daughter, and Li......more

Goodreads review by Manon the Malicious

*4.25 Stars* I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I have to admit it. I judged this book by its cover. I was certain it was a mystery & thriller. Turns out, it wasn't. This was a contemporary novel about equality, abortion and girl power. Mellie was raised in a very reli......more