When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions of people who began to reflect on her past experiences. Things she had reluctantly accepted came back to her in startling clarity. She needed teens to know what she had not: that no young person should be subject to sexual assault, or made to feel unsafe, less than or degraded. This book was born out of that need. By turns thoughtful and explosive, these personal stories encompass a wide range of experiences and serve as a reminder to readers that they, too, have a voice worthy of being heard—and that only by listening and working together can we create change.

It's our secret /Patty Blount -- Wishing on silver dollars / Jennifer Brown -- This is how it ends / Tiffany Brownlee -- Sugar and spice and not so nice / Jess Capelle -- Bus stop witchcraft / Kenna Clifford -- Young but not powerless / Eva Darrows -- It was me too / Dana L. Davis -- Anything but ordinary / Ronni Davis -- Not that kind of girl / Natasha Deen -- How do I look? / Nicolas DiDomizio -- Gray lines / Namina Forna -- No, not me! / Jenna Glass -- Before a Starbucks or cell phones / Janet Gurtler -- The one we don't talk about / Teri Hall -- A long overdue confession / Ellen Hopkins -- Bathsheba / Mackenzi Lee -- Burn / Sandra Mitchell -- Just smile / Ali Novak -- Boys will be boys / Eve Porinchak -- There is strength in our voices / Cheryl Rainfield -- Pretty enough / Beth Revis -- My Oklahoma history / Andrea L. Rogers -- Class valedictorian / Lulabel Seitz -- No right way to be wronged / Mischa Thrace -- Notes on girlhood / Amy Zhang.