The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
My Rating: 5 stars
Warning: Rated PG-13
Alex Patrick attends an elite high school for especially smart and talented students. The teachers and administration at Themis trust the students. They all believe the students will behave the right way – the Themis way. And Themis doesn’t have a handbook, or a code of conduct. They have the Mockingbirds. The Mockingbirds are a group of students who secretly gather together and solve the problems of students and correct the wrong-doers of the school. When Alex is date-raped during one night of her junior year at Themis, she goes to the Mockingbirds for help.
Throughout the story Alex rediscovers herself and her love of music which was tainted by this terrible event in her life. She learns the most important thing to do is to stand up for yourself.
I am absolutely in love with this novel. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Although Alex’s story is fictional, it’s real. It’s something that happens every day. Some women keep quiet about it, doing nothing. Through Alex, Daisy Whitney teaches us that the best thing you can do is stand up for what is right.
If you have not heard of or read this book, please do. It is truly amazing.
Posted: February 3rd, 2011 under Daisy Whitney.
Tags: Daisy Whitney, review, teen, The Mockingbirds