Tradition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:3rd May '18
£7.99
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Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy, an elite prep school where history looms in the leafy branches over its brick walkways. But some traditions upheld in its hallowed halls are profoundly dangerous.
"Tradition is a deeply felt, powerful, devastating and, ultimately, hopeful look at toxic rape culture and its destructive effects." - Nicola Yoon, author of Everything Everything
"... a startling portrait of privilege and rape culture, but also a ultimately a book about resistance and hope... and the courage to do the right thing even when everyone else seems to be doing wrong"-Amy Reed, author of The Nowhere Girls
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Tradition explores the dangers of toxic masculinity and rape culture. The ideal read for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Moxie and One of Us Is Lying.
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'This very good school is nothing but a fancy promise, a broken one. A big lie.'
The powerful, glamorous and privileged students of Fullbrook Academy gather for a secret party in the woods.
A party that ends in disaster.
The Fullbook traditions are sacred. But they can hide dark and dangerous secrets.
Jules is in her senior year with one goal: to get out and start her life at college.
Jamie is a sports star on a scholarship; Fullbrook is his chance to escape his past.
Can they both stand together against Fulbrook's most toxic traditions?
A stunning exploration of the dark side of tradition, the toxicity of male privilege, and dangerous effects of rape culture...an extraordinary novel * Bustle *
Tradition is a deeply felt, powerful, devastating and, ultimately, hopeful look at toxic rape culture and its destructive effects. * Nicola Yoon *
Powerful and necessary, Brendan Kiely bravely takes on class, privilege, and injustice in this layered, authentic story about friendship and finding the courage to stand up for what is right-Tradition is an important, timely book that will empower young men to rise up against misogyny and rape culture. * Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be *
Tradition is a startling portrait of privilege and rape culture, but it is also ultimately a book about resistance and hope, the power of friendship to embolden our integrity, and the courage to do the right thing even when everyone else seems to be doing wrong * Amy Reed, author of The Nowhere Girls *
Tradition is a stunning, timely, and deeply poignant novel about the culture of sexual violence. Sure to spark necessary conversations, this is 2018's must-read young adult novel. * Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces *
Tradition isn't so much a book as it is an invitation and a promise. An invitation to stand up for ourselves and for what's right, and a promise that if we stand, we won't do so alone. Beautifully written with Brendan's wit and compassion, this book is a must read for all those hopeful for a better world. * Shaun David Hutchinson, author of the Florida Book Awards' Gold Medal and ALA's 2015 Rainbow Book List novel, The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley. *
Brendan Kiely's Tradition is a searing literary call-to-arms in the most powerful and just sense: it takes a sledgehammer to our rotten, dangerous, and deeply ingrained traditions, so that we can build something new and beautiful in their place. * Jeff Zentner, author of the William C. Morris Award winning and Carnegie Medal longlisted The Serpent King and Goodbye Days *
Kiely bravely explores rape culture and how it intersects with class and privilege... readers will find themselves rooting for the world not as it is, but as it might yet be. * Booklist *
ISBN: 9780241362808
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
Weight: 245g
352 pages