My heart breaks for all the kids out there going through online bullying and having to see the mean things that people write. I can only imagine all the stupid stuff that teenagers do to each other over the internet just because it's easy. And also books like this always make me really happy that I didn't have to deal with social media when I was 'growing up'.

I've been wanting to read this for a long time because I love books about real-life issues. Neither Lara or Bree realize what the backlash will be for not only them, but their families, when their online lives have major consequences. Bree never expects that Lara will have such a major breakdown, but when she sees her come out of her house on a stretcher, she can't help but snap a few pics for Facebook. They used to be besties, but Bree had to move on from Lara because she couldn't take her constant depressing talk and complaints about herself. Lara doesn't understand what she did wrong, what she always seems to do wrong, but this sends her right back into her middle school depression spiral.īree is Lara's next door neighbor. But just as their chats get more serious and he seems close to asking her to his school dance, he abruptly (and publicly) posts that she's a loser and he wants nothing to do with her. especially when a good looking guy on Facebook named Christian begins chatting with her. When Lara finally feels her middle school troubles are behind her- she meets new friends, makes the cheerleading squad, and she thinks that she's left 'Lardo Lara' behind for good.

Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman