A powerful, contemporary teen novel about the courage to beyourself in the face of online and in-school peer pressure, fromthe co-author of Can You See Me? - perfect for fans ofTamsin Winter, Holly Bourne and Moxie.Fourteen-year-old Eden McCoy doesn't fit in. All she's good atis running, and she doesn't even dare join the track team. Her priorityis to stay in the shadows and avoid the Glossies -a ruthless clique of girls who use social media to punish and humiliatetheir targets, led by their queen Bea and her sidekick Mikki.But one day, Eden breaks her vow to stay unnoticed: she beatstrack star Mikki in a race. This bold move captures the attentionof Bea, who decides Eden needs to either prove her loyalty and becomeone of the Glossies - or suffer the consequences. And so TheTesting begins... As Eden is challenged to play a cruel prank on another kid orhave that same act inflicted on her, her will is pushed to the limit.The only thing keeping her afloat is an unexpected connectionwith a boy called Riley, a fellow runner who messages her online.But how deep does The Testing run? And how long until Eden breaks? A sharply written, grippingly entertaining and movingstory that explores the joy to be found in running, sports and exercise- as well as in community, real friendship and solidarity.Inspired by research into real teen opinions about the risksand benefits of social media. Empathetically explores the different ways girls can be 'putin boxes' and the pressure to act in a way that society or theirpeers expect of them, with a touching mother-daughter relationshipat the heart.
