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Exposed

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

 

Text copyright © 2011 by Kimberly Marcus

 

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Marcus, Kimberly.
Exposed / by Kimberly Marcus. — 1st ed.
      p. cm.
Summary: High school senior Liz, a gifted photographer, can no longer see things clearly after her best friend accuses Liz’s older brother of a crime.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89724-5
[1. Novels in verse. 2. Rape—Fiction. 3. Photography—Fiction. 4. Guilt—Fiction.
5. Best friends—Fiction. 6. Friendship—Fiction. 7. High schools—Fiction.
8. Schools—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.5.M37Ex 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2009051545

 

Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.

 

v3.1

 

This novel is dedicated
in loving memory to my father,

Herb Weiner
,

 

who predicted I would
go into private practice,
write a book,
and appear on
Oprah
.
Well, Dad,
writing is, at its core,
a private practice.
Here’s a book.
And, as Meat Loaf sang,
two out of three ain’t bad.

Contents

 

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

 

Darkroom Photography, First Period

Bringing to Light

In the Hallway, After Last Bell

Friday Night at Salvatore’s

Work

Photo Op

Saturday Night Slumber

PMS

The Gift

Kate’s Passion

Snapshot

Sticks and Stones

Morning

The Call

Oh, Brother

Thoughts

I Call Again

Bright Penny Beach

At the Track Last Spring

Time to Study

Left Out to Dry on Sunday Night

Best-Friends Collage

Making Amends

Whoosh

Small Talk

Home

Ridiculous

Fine Dining

No More Hide-and-Seek

In the Cafeteria

And Then There Were Three

Advanced Portfolio

Perfect Shot

Like a Bird

Second Most

Third Time’s the Charm

Family Pride

Start Your Engines

Phone a Friend

Toppings

Distraction

In Calvin’s Kitchen

Once Upon a Time

Some Nerve

“You’re an Ass”

Homeroom, Monday Morning

Big Men in a Small Town

Fanning the Flame

Trippin’

Footwork

Letting Her Have It

Letting Me Have It

Mike

“Mike Raped Me”

Under the Stairs

A Not-So-Simple Question

He Says

Signs

Keeping Secrets

Off-Limits

Five Minutes Later

Panic

Who Can I Tell?

A Mess the Morning After

Watching

At the Sink

Red Eyes

Slumber-Party Games

Straight To …

Happy Girl

High-Speed Film

Party Boy

Damage Control

A Caring Sister

Stunned

What I Know

The Best Trick

Priorities

Almost Morning

Bad Dream, Bad Girl

Unspoken Concern

Wants

Something to Cling To

Then and Now

No Escape

Ouch

Monday Morning

Knowing

Gotcha

Feet

Monday Afternoon at the Dance Express

Convincing Kate

She Says

a ≠ b

I’m Sorry

Empty

Mold

Flesh and Blood

This and That

Because of Him

Monday Night Dinner

Everything

Thinking When Drinking

Back to School

News Is Spreading

I’ll Never Be Able to Make Up for This

Wednesday’s Child

Passing Notes

Holding It Together

Gossip

My Muse

Self-Portrait

And He’s Off

Friday

Biological Germs

Changes

Painted Ponies

Dead

Like Syrup on Sunday

Lather, Rinse

Hallway Traffic

But Most of All

Mixed Emotions

Undercover

Some Sailor

New Route

Sunday, November 16

Portfolio Day

Warped Sense of Normal

But …

Not Over the River or Through the Woods

Customer Assistance, Please

Giving Thanks

Dinner and a Movie

Brian Running

Bzzzzz

I Knew Nothing

Final Portfolio Prep

Juggling Act

Final Bell

When the Tears Stop

Pit Stop

Christmas Dinner

New Year’s Day

Oh, Daddy

Dipping

Done and Gone

Some Celebration

Bird’s-Eye View

An Invitation

Jack Daniels in Brewster

The Party Scene

Wake-Up Call

Watch Me

Red Means Go

What Do I Know?

Off the Hook

Framing

Reality Hits

Almost Over

Bearing Witness

Sequestered

All Eyes on Me

Taking the Stand

To Tell the Truth

Yes and Yes and Yes and …

Fast and Furious

Adjourned

Natural Light

Viewfinder

Aftershock

Flash

Images

Verdict

Better or Worse?

The Other Side

Shades of Memory

Picture This

Minor and Major

Baby Steps

Pomp and Circumstance

“Katherine Cecily Morgan”

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