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If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say
If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say | Leila Sales
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This provocative and relevant young adult novel is about Winter, a one-time National Spelling Bee Champ with a bright future ahead of her. That all changes after she haphazardly writes an offensive tweet that she thought was a harmless joke. What unfolds is a barrage of Internet shaming and rejection from her community and closest friends. Winter seeks to redeem herself but first must come to terms with what she wrote and understand why there was so much backlash. Written with Leila Sale's trademark humor and keen eye for observation, If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say deftly explores issues of microaggressions, culpability, and the boundaries of forgiveness.
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Missusb
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#currentlyreading #leilasales Finally getting around to this one.

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ReadingSusan
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Panpan

I didn‘t like the message of this book. I have no problem reading a book about terrible people who never get redeemed. I just feel like this isn‘t the message of this book. The message I got from this book is that we are supposed to be sympathetic with people who are “victims” of the call out culture online. Nope I am more sympathetic with people who are hurt by micro aggressions and racism online. Really disappointed as I usually love her books.

ReadingSusan But I am enjoying my Easter rice crispy treats! 7y
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ReadingSusan
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Soaking in the bathtub being risky and reading this book on my iPhone which I normally don‘t do but I am not currently reading any print books. My dog knocked me over last night and I fell pretty hard and jarred my whole body. It aches and hurts so hoping to soak away some of this pain.

monalyisha Ouch! Hope the bath is helping! 7y
Chelleo Hope you feel better! The bath looks like a good start! 7y
Smangela Feel better!! Make sure to alternate heat and ice! 7y
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ElishaLovesBooks Oh no! Feel better! 7y
Bookish_AF You are brave! I mean, I read my Kindle in the bathtub all the time but I did lose a phone to the bathtub once😂 It made me paranoid with phones around tubs, but I never worry when it‘s my Kindle 🤷‍♀️ 7y
introvertedbooks Feel better. Nothing a good bath can't fix! 7y
CouronneDhiver Oh dear. Enjoy your bath! 7y
kgriffith Oh ouch! Hope the soak helps. 7y
ReadingSusan @Smangela thanks so much. I am definitely doing that. Hoping it feels better by tomorrow 😭😭 7y
ReadingSusan @nestlera it made it out but I was a little stressed so I won‘t be doing that again 🤣 7y
LeahBergen Oh no! 😬 Feel better soon. 💕💕 7y
janeycanuck I‘ve heard you can still use your device through a ziploc bag. Maybe you can try that next time you don‘t have a print book! 7y
Jas16 Ouch! Hope the bath helps 7y
kylienoele Feel better soon!! Baths are the cure for everything in my book 😉💖 7y
dragondrool Ow! Hope you feel so much better after. 7y
RohitSawant Hope you feel better! 7y
Eyelit Hope you feel better soon! 7y
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Kaylamburson
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Pickpick

This was between a pick / so-so for. I changed my mind every few pages, but I started off HATING the main character and didn‘t think she was redeemable. 3/4‘s of the way through I felt like I was finally understanding the purpose of the book. But I also couldn‘t put the book down all weekend, so it‘s not like everything up to there was terrible. There are important life lessons for teens and adults in these pages, but also ignorant thoughts, too.

Kaylamburson You can read a more in depth review here, if you‘d like:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2340959505
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Kaylamburson
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Another galley that just arrived this week, and I‘m actually reading it right away! Usually they sit on my shelf forever.

Reviewsbylola You know you‘re excited for a book when it jumps the line! 7y
Kaylamburson Definitely!! Or it just happened to be handed to me as I was walking out the office door and I didn‘t want to go back downstairs to put it away. Anddd I finished my other book in my bag 😂 @Reviewsbylola (edited) 7y
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