Kate in Between

Twelve-year-old Kate becomes the face of an anti-bullying movement after a heroic act goes viral, but her world is turned upside-down when the truth about her involvement is revealed.
Ditching her best friend and joining a clique of popular girls to escape the pain of her mother’s abandonment, Kate is forced to face the truth about herself and her actions when her participation in a bullying incident goes viral. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral. Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it feels like the answer to all her problems&;even if it means ditching Haddie, her childhood bestie. But when Kate&;s new friends decide that Haddie is their next target, Kate becomes a passive participant in a cruel incident that could have killed Haddie&;had Kate not stepped in, at the last minute, and saved her. The next day, a cell phone video of the rescue goes viral, and Kate is hailed a hero. But Kate knows the truth&;she was part of the problem&;and it&;s only a matter of time until the full version of the video is released and everyone knows it too. With so much at stake, Kate must decide who she wants to be: a liar, a follower, or someone greater.