Until It Hurts to Stop by Jennifer Hubbard

Bullying doesn't stop just because the bullies grow up.

In seventh grade, Maggie Camden was the class outcast. Every day, the other girls tripped her, pinched her, trapped her in the bathroom, told her she would be better off dead. Four years have passed since then, and Maggie’s tormentors seem to have moved on. The ringleader of them all, Raleigh Barringer, even moved out of town. But Maggie has never stopped watching for attacks, and every laugh still sounds like it’s at her expense. The only time Maggie feels at peace is when she’s hiking up in the mountains with her best friend, Nick. Lately, though, there’s a new sort of tension between the two of them—a tension both dangerous and delicious. But how can Maggie expect anything more out of Nick when all she’s ever been told is that she’s ugly, she’s pathetic, she’s unworthy of love? And how can she ever feel safe, now that Raleigh Barringer is suddenly—terrifyingly—back in town?

Praise for Until It Hurts to Stop:

"Readers will fall for this thoughtful, expansive, and tender offering."--Booklist

"Gripping and emotionally resonant."--Kirkus Reviews

"The book concludes realistically, with genuinely important insights into recovery from bullying."--VOYA

Pages: 256 Pages
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781101602539

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