Patty Blount wrote her debut novel, Send (a 2012 YALSA Quick Pick), after her son was bullied and her third novel, Some Boys (a 2015 RITA Award finalist), after seeing rape survivors blamed for the crimes committed against them. She lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and sons. Visit pattyblount.com.
5 stars. Very well-deserved! This book did quite a number on me - unlike most books (contemporary or not), this one made me FEEL, and feel really strongly. - The Eater of Books