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Violence
Barely any
Sexual assault (depicted without graphic detail; happens off-page in the sense that it's described after the fact); threat and stalking depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language appropriate to the era
Sexual Content
A lot
Rape as the central event; stalking and sexual threat throughout the novel; treated seriously, not exploitatively
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Trauma, victim-blaming by the community, and the failure of institutions to protect young women; designed to be disturbing in a productive way
What this book is about
Gail Osborn receives threatening notes and phone calls before being raped by the most popular boy in her school. Peck's 1976 YA novel — winner of the Edgar Award — is deliberately stark in its depiction of stalking and sexual assault and the ways institutions, including the legal system and the school, protect the perpetrator and stigmatize the victim. Still relevant and still taught, it's designed to inform and challenge.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Rape depicted seriously
Stalking and sexual threat throughout
Institutional failure to support victims
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