One Little Word for 2012

The one little word that I have chosen to live by is... Authenticity.

To live the year being authentic. Being me. Being the person that I know I should be each and everyday even when it is not easy (or popular).

"Promise me you'll always remember:
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
Christopher Robin to Winnie-the-Pooh



Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Mockingbirds (The Mockingbirds, #1)The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


How many people wish they had the courage to right a wrong done to them? How many people actually do it?



In this novel, Alex is date-raped while she is sleeping after a night of drinking. She did not give consent. She did not say yes. Her case is going to be heard by the Mockingbirds. An organization started by her older sister to right the wrongs done to students in a school where teachers do not pay attention to what is really going on.



At the end of the novel, you must read the author's note. This is based on an incident that happened to her when she was a freshman in college. The author, Daisy Whitney, has taken a traumatic event, and turned it into a work of literature to help others.



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