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We are the ashes, we are the fire, Joy McCullough ; with illuminations by Maia Kobabe

eng

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Ages 14 and up, Thorndike PressGrades 10-12, Thorndike Press

fiction

We are the ashes, we are the fire

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Joy McCullough ; with illuminations by Maia Kobabe

Em Morales's sister was raped after a frat party. A jury found the attacker guilty on all counts-- but justice vanishes as the judge sentences the rapist to no prison time. While her family is stunned, Em is sick with rage and guilt. To make matters worse, Em tells a reporter the sentence makes her want to learn to use a sword, and the news clip goes viral. Em must find a new reason to fight on in the unlikely form of the story of a fifteenth-century French noblewoman, Marguerite de Bressieux, legendary as an avenging knight for rape victims. -- adapted from back cover

adolescent

We are the ashes, we are the fire, A crime unpunished. A story reclaimed