The Sharp Edge of Silence

Tradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything.

WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS?

This is the question all Lycroft applicants want to be asked. It means they’ve been accepted to one of the most prestigious private high schools in the nation.

Over 150 years is plenty of time for traditions to bake into the campus’s bricks and ivy. Ceremonies. Athletic rivalries. Secret societies. Pranks taken too far. But navigating it all will make Charlotte (perfect, straight-A student), Max (scholarship kid and STEM whiz), and Quinn (artist, dreamer, Lycroft legacy) question all they thought they knew about themselves…and the school.

Especially when Quinn’s sexual assault becomes public and implicates one of the top-tier athletes on campus.

Told in alternating perspectives, this gripping, fast-paced narrative is perfect for readers looking for their next empowering #MeToo read.

When the school’s reputation is on the line, who will be protected and who will be silenced?

• Multiple POV: See the scandal unfold through the eyes of the dancer, the scholarship kid, and the survivor whose story changes everything.
• Class & Privilege: From the scholarship kid trying to fit in to the powerful legacies who own the school, this story explores the sharp divide between the haves and the have-nots.
• A Gripping Revenge Plot: As Quinn seeks justice on her own terms, she’ll discover how far she’s willing to go to make her attacker pay.
• For Fans of YA Social Thrillers: A powerful and timely standalone novel perfect for readers of Courtney Summers and Kathleen Glasgow.

Cameron Kelly Rosenblum grew up in Connecticut. She studied English literature at Kenyon College and earned a master’s in education at Lesley University. Her time as a teacher and children’s librarian inspired her to write for young people. The Stepping Off Place is her debut novel. The Sharp Edge of Silence is her second. Cameron lives near Portland, Maine, with her husband, son, daughter, two dogs, and a cat. Visit her online at www.cameronrosenblum.com or on Twitter @ckellyrose.