Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One
by
Maggie Horne
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Imprint
Clarion
ISBN
9780358664703
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Sexism , Language: Mild Language , Sexual Content: Sexual Harassment
A funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut that follows twelve-year-old loner Hazel Hill, who, after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school’s golden boy in the act.
Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She needs to focus on winning the school-wide speech competition and beating her nemesis, the popular and smart Ella Quinn, after last year’s embarrassing hyperbole/hyperbowl mishap that cost her first place.
But when Hazel discovers Ella is being harassed by golden boy Tyler Harris, she has to choose between winning and doing the right thing. No one would believe that a nice boy like Tyler would harass and intimidate a nice girl like Ella, but Hazel knows the truth—and she’s determined to prove it, even if it means risking everything.
Deeply relatable and surprisingly humorous, Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One is a wonderfully empowering story about friendship, finding your voice, and standing up for what you believe in.
Author’s note, with resources.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Sexism , Language: Mild Language , Sexual Content: Sexual Harassment
Details
Format
Page Count
240
Trim Size
8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Dewey
F
AR
5.4: points 8
Genre
Fic
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Feb 2023
Book Genres
Realistic Fiction
Topics
Bullying. Conduct of life. Coming of age. Middle schools. Cyberbullying. Sexual harassment. Activism. Friendship. LGBTQ.
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Gr 5-8-What would you do if you were being sexually harassed online in seventh grade? What would you do if adults didn't believe you, or even blamed you for it? Well, Hazel Hill is going to take matters into her own hands and is determined to not let Tyler get away with his disgusting behavior. Tyler used to talk at Hazel all the time about girls he liked-but when he tells Hazel that her archnemesis Ella Quinn has a crush on her, she realizes how manipulative he can be. Hazel decides to talk to Ella about it (which kind of freaks Hazel out, as she hasn't told anyone she's gay yet), and Ella confides that Tyler has been sexually harassing her online. When they band together with Ella's best friend Riley, they quickly discover that the odds are against them-not only are they not believed by adults, but Ella is victim-blamed for the messages, most of the other girls he's harassing don't want to come forward, and Hazel keeps getting detention. Finally, in the biggest mic drop possible, the girls receive the start of what could be justice. Horne does a wonderful job of keeping the characters true to age while dealing with the realities of online sexual harassment. VERDICT This topical novel is a must-read for tweens and their parents; a recommended first purchase for middle school collections.-Kerri L. Williams?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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