Author: joymccullough

From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister’s rapist escapes with no prison time.Em Morales’s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the rapist guilty on all counts–a remarkable verdict that Em felt more than a little … felt more than a little responsible for, since she was her sister’s strongest advocate on social media during the trial. Her passion and outspokenness helped dissuade the DA from settling…

“Tragically relevant and unflinchingly feminist” (Mackenzi Lee): In 17th-century Rome, talented Artemisia Gentileschi paints in anonymity — until she speaks out against her rapist. “An impassioned, lushly described account of a young woman who refuses to dwell in secret shame” (Chicago Tribune).