Send

It's been five years since I clicked Send.

Four years since I got out of Juvie.

Three months since I changed my name

Two minutes since I met Julie.

A second to change my life.

On his first day at his new high school, Dan stops a bully from beating up a kid half his size. He didn't want to get involved. All he really wants out of his senior year is to fly under the radar. But Dan knows what it's like to be terrorized by a bully-he used to be one. Now the whole school thinks he's some kind of hero, except Julie Murphy, the prettiest girl on campus. She looks at him like she knows he has a secret. Like she knows his name isn't really Daniel.

An edgy, emotional debut that explores what happens after the bully pushes "send" and destroys a life, Patty Blount's writing is full of tension and gut-wrenching emotion. Offering a unique perspective, the first-time novelist tackles the difficult task of writing about a good kid who does a horrible thing - and its one terrible, tragic consequence. Extraordinarily moving, this open, honest portrayal of a former bully will resonate with teens, parents and educators. A discussion guide has been provided.

PATTY BLOUNT works as a software technical writer by day and novelist by night. Dared by her 13-year-old son to try fiction, Patty wrote her first manuscript in an ice rink. A short version of Send finished in the top ten of the Writer's Digest 79th Annual Writing Competition.