Overview

Mean Girls meets It's Kind of a Funny Story as two teenage girls' worlds collide when one attempts suicide to avoid toxic popularity. Carter Harper may have created an award-winning app and have a 3.93 grade point average, but her successes are overshadowed by brutal bullying, depression, and loneliness. Tired of being treated as the popular girls' plaything, Carter thinks her only choice is to die by suicide. Abby Wallace is one of the most popular girls in school, subordinate only to Kelsey, her best friend with benefits. The ambitious poet destroys reputations without care to prove how cool, cruel, and strong she is, all while pushing down her past trauma and secret guilt. Carter and Abby's tumultuous relationship comes to a boiling point when Abby stops Carter from attempting suicide. But what happens when they have to protect one another from Kelsey's harmful antics? If Carter and Abby can stand each other for more than three minutes, they can stop Kelsey from hurting more girls--and maybe become friends in the process. In the tradition of Courtney Summers and Laurie Halse Anderson, Death by Society questions how far we will go to gain power over our lives--and what happens when we use our voices for both good and to harm others.

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Death by Society isn't afraid to dive deep into themes of mental health, bullying, trauma recovery, and the hierarchy within which teenage girls are forced to exist. A dark and weighty, yet ultimately hopeful story that readers won't forget. -- Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here Blends the juicy drama of Mean Girls with a sobering look at the cracks in one girl's mental health, as triggered by the savage politics of high school cliques. A subtle, incisive read. -- Ryan Douglass, author of The Taking of Jake Livingston Delves into the complexities of female friendships tangled in the violent spectacle of teenage popularity...[and] shows readers that it's never too late to get up and try again. -- Racquel Marie, author of Ophelia After All Elmore captures the pain and power in being a teenage girl--and tells a story you won't forget. -- Hannah Capin, author of Foul Is Fair This is real pain expressed through words and with a brutal look at female relations in high school. -- Manhattan Book Review

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Sierra Elmore writes young adult contemporary and thriller novels about girls wreaking havoc while fighting trauma. Her work has won the YoungArts merit award and was selected for the Author Mentor Match program. She earned a BA degree in sociology from Arcadia University. She has conducted research on the representation of mentally ill women in media, as well as relational aggression amongst adolescent girls. She lives in New York City, where she explores independent bookstores, volunteers for the Crisis Text Line, and goes to as many concerts as possible. Emily Lawrence, an actor and writer, is passionate about bringing stories to life. She has narrated more than 425 audiobooks, many of which were USA Today or New York Times bestsellers, and has also worked in film, television, and theater. Deanna Anthony is a classically trained singer, actress, and audiobook narrator. A former beauty queen, she has performed in over fifty regional and international theaters. When not working, she enjoys quilting and sewing, reading romance, and enjoying home-cooked meals and baked treats.

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