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What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski
Narrated by: Ferdelle Capistrano, Alexandra Hunter, Karla Serrato, Gail Shalan, Reena Dutt, Caitlin Davies, Andrew Eiden, Kirby Heyborne
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Publisher's summary

  • ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Regional Indie Bestseller
  • Audie Award Winner
  • Edgar Award Nominee
  • Cybils Award Nominee
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
  • Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
  • Amazon Best Book of the Year
  • SLJ Best Book of the Year
  • Texas Lone Star Reading List
  • Capital Choices Noteworthy Book for Children
  • BookPage Best Book of the Year

In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that's Where'd You Go, Bernadette with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is now the pariah of her new school.

Anna Hunt may be the new girl at East Middle School, but she can already tell there’s something off about her eighth-grade class. Rachel Riley, who just last year was one of the most popular girls in school, has become a social outcast. But no one, including Rachel Riley herself, will tell Anna why.

As a die-hard podcast enthusiast, Anna knows there’s always more to a story than meets the eye. So she decides to put her fact-seeking skills to the test and create her own podcast around the question that won’t stop running through her head: What happened to Rachel Riley?

With the entire eighth grade working against her, Anna dives headfirst into the evidence. Clue after clue, the mystery widens, painting an even more complex story than Anna could have anticipated. But there’s one thing she’s certain of: If you’re going to ask a complicated question, you better be prepared for the fallout that may come with the answer.

©2023 Claire Swinarski (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
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Sexual harassment in middle school

WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEY explores the complexities of friendship, popularity and sexual harassment among middle schoolers.

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The need to end sexual her harassment in middle school Because it was a big deal

It was so good. I love that it was placed in fall in winter and Anna was so adventurous like the other girls but overall it was great. You should definitely read it.

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Drama

As a middle school girl, I love this book. This audio book helped me to finish this book is less then three days.

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Empowering message for YA readers

I loved how realistic and on-the-nose this book is! The characters are relatable and the experiences are universal. I loved the themes and messages. Great narration, too.

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The fact they realized in the end, no matter how hard u try You can’t change people or wat they do only how u respond to it

I feel like the characters,(specifically Anna,) was too dramatic. In the beginning of the book when she talked about people clapping at birthday announcements, it’s not that deep and honestly isn’t that big of a deal if someone cheers for your birthday or not. Js seems cringey to me. Overall, I like the book but hated the mom’s voice. She seemed depressed and like she was always trying to get a moan in. thank u for ur time ✌️

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