You Too?: 25 Voice Share Their #MeToo Stories

Today's post is on You Too?: 25 Voice Share Their #MeToo Stories edited by Janet Gurtler. The cover is black with drawn portraits of the authors. It is 320 pages long and is published by Inkyard Press. Te intended reader is young adult or someone interested in the stories from the #MeToo movement. There is some mild foul language, discussion of sex, sexual abuse, incest, and violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed young adult and middle-grade author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more.When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions of people who began to reflect on her past experiences. Things she had reluctantly accepted—male classmates groping her at recess, harassment at work—came back to her in startling clarity. She needed teens to know what she had not: that no young person should be subject to sexual assault, or made to feel unsafe, less than or degraded.You Too? was born out of that need. By turns thoughtful and explosive, these personal stories encompass a wide range of experiences and will resonate with every reader who has wondered, “Why is this happening to me?” or secretly felt that their own mistreatment or abuse is somehow their fault—it’s not. Candid and empowering, You Too? is written for teens, but also an essential resource for the adults in their lives—an urgent, compassionate call to listen and create change.

Review- This is a intense series of essays about a big issue that young women in the modern world have and will deal with. Some of the essays are more intense with topics within them and some are milder but they all reflect something that the readers will understand and maybe learn how to better deal with. While this will be a tough read at time, it is a worthy one. Moving, interesting, at times very hard to read but still has merit, I would recommend this book.

I give this book a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.