When Jenny Vang switches to yet another new high school, her only goal is to fit in. She learns the surest way to accomplish that is to join in on the school's unofficial gossip sight known as "The Confessional." But when she makes up a story about hooking up with a teacher, she is suspended for two months. While she owns her mistake, she'll also have to stand up for herself when she learns that her punishment is harsher than normal.
year: 2015
call number/section: 1000
subjects: teacher-student relationship, fiction, high schools, hmong americans, school stories, juvenile fiction, high school students, teenagers, conduct of life, conduct of life, rumor, teacher-student relationships, didactic fiction
Editions
Goodman, Gabriel
When Jenny Vang switches to yet another new high school, her only goal is to fit in. She learns the surest way to accomplish that is to join in on the school's unofficial gossip sight known as "The Confessional." But when she makes up a story about hooking up with a teacher, she is suspended for two months. While she owns her mistake, she'll also have to stand up for herself when she learns that her punishment is harsher than normal.
Schools: 1
Goodman, Gabriel
Darby Creek (2015)
Trying to fit in at her new high school, Jenny posts a made-up story online about a romance with a teacher, which gets her suspended for two months. She's guilty and embarrassed, but is she also the victim of a double standard? Jenny learns her punishment is harsher than normal. Now she'll have to own her mistake while standing up for herself too.
Schools: 4