Easy Prey

By Catherine Lo

Only three students had access to a teacher’s racy photos before they went viral. There’s Mouse, a brainy overachiever so desperate to escape his father and go to MIT that he would do almost anything, legal or not. Then there’s Drew, the star athlete who can get any girl’s number—and private photos—with his charm but has a history of passing those photos around. And finally there’s Jenna, a good girl turned rebel after her own shocking photos made the rounds at school last year, who is still waiting for justice. All three deny leaking the photos, but someone has to take the fall. This edgy whodunit tackles hot-button issues of sexting and gossip and will have readers tearing through the pages to reach the final reveal.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Release date: Oct 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781683353898

Catherine Lo

Inspired by 12 years working with at-risk teenagers as a teacher in a behavior support program, Catherine Lo is the author of  How It Ends. She lives in Ontario with her family.

Reviews for Easy Prey

[greeniezona · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A YA book that my thirteen-year-old checked out of the library and then insisted I read when he finished. Very of the moment -- the plot centers on sexting and social media and apps used for bullying and "nice guys." Told through jumps between two timelines, it is unraveling the mystery of who publicly shared revealing photos of a teacher, told through the point of view of the only three teens who should have had access to the photos -- Jenna, a girl whose life was upended a year ago when her own topless photos were shared, Drew, a jock and best friend of Jenna's ex, and "Mouse," a quiet blerd and long-time close friend of Jenna.About two-thirds of the way through this book I became filled with the conviction that there was only one way this book could end that would make it "okay." That's the way it ended. As it turns out Jenna leaked the photos -- crushing a teacher who was casually cruel to her in her own moment of humiliation. AND FRAMING THE TWO BOYS WHO LEAKED HER OWN PHOTOS AT THE SAME TIME. Very satisfying. I like that the book allowed for moral messiness -- showing us good sides to both Drew and Mouse, but absolutely not letting them off the hook for the fucked up shit they did to Jenna (and many other girls.)