The Kate In Between

By: Claire Swinarski

Narrated by: Cassandra Morris

In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral.

Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it feels like the answer to all her problems—even if it means ditching Haddie, her childhood bestie.

But when Kate’s new friends decide that Haddie is their next target, Kate becomes a passive participant in a cruel incident that could have killed Haddie…had Kate not stepped in, at the last minute, and saved her. The next day, a cell phone video of the rescue goes viral, and Kate is hailed a hero. But Kate knows the truth—she was part of the problem—and it’s only a matter of time until the full version of the video is released and everyone knows it too.

With so much at stake, Kate must decide who she wants to be: a liar, a follower, or someone greater.

GREAT BOOK and very good narrating

It was A very good book!

• Extremely relevant storyline with a thoughtful approach to tackling hard issues facing parents and youth

Bullying

People call Kate a hero saves her former best friend Haddie’s life. What they don’t know is that Kate and her new friends bully Haddie if not for bullying, Haddie’s live wouldn’t need saving.

KATE IN BETWEEN is a meaningful story about friendship, social media fame, bullying and bystanders, economic class and peer pressure. Kate knows what the right choices are, she doesn’t always make them because in the short term, sometimes wrong choices seem easier.