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Hermione is captain of her cheerleading team and she makes it clear to her boyfriend, Leo, that she takes her captaincy very seriously. Then, during a cheerleading camp party, someone drugs her drink. Hermione awakens to learn she was raped. She struggles to regain the control she´s always had and faces a wrenching decision how to live with the reemerging memories of the attack.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston comes a brave and unforgettable story that will inspire readers to rethink how we treat survivors.

Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn´t mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don´t cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team-the pride and joy of a small town. The team´s summer training camp is Hermione´s last and marks the beginning of the end of...she´s not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black.

In every class, there´s a star cheerleader and a pariah pregnant girl. They´re never supposed to be the same person. Hermione struggles to regain the control she´s always had and faces a wrenching decision about how to move on. The rape wasn´t the beginning of Hermione Winter´s story and she´s not going to let it be the end. She won´t be anyone´s cautionary tale.

"This story of a cheerleader rising up after a traumatic event will give you Veronica Mars-level feels that will stay with you long after you finish."-Seventeen Magazine

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E.K. Johnston is the author of L.A. Times Book Prize and William C. Morris Award finalist The Story of Owen and its sequel, Prairie Fire. The New York Times called The Story of Owen "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who, like her troubador heroine, has many more songs to sing." E.K. Johnston lives in Ontario, where she also works as a bookseller. Follow her on Twitter at @ek_johnston.

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