Remembering Phoebe Prince

This story just breaks my heart. In fact, it makes me sick. A fifteen year old girl from Ireland, Phoebe Prince, moved to my state of Massachusetts and was relentlessly bullied, picked on, verbally abused, harassed and degraded on a daily basis. She believed that her only option was to end her life; that it was her only escape. No one stood up for her. Not even the teachers. On January 14th, 2010 she hanged herself in her bedroom closet, after a...

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Elizabeth Scott talks about "the unwritten rule"

About The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like you best friend's boyfriend. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend. Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries...

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