02376cam a2200349 i 4500 507085235 TxAuBib 20210901120000.0 200921s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020043217 9781984829993 HRD 17.99 1984829998 HRD 17.99 TxAuBib rda Garrett, Camryn. Off the record. Off the record [BOOK] / Camryn Garrett. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. 311 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Ever since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember, writing has been her identity, the thing that grounds her when everything else is a garbage fire. So when she wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine, she's equal parts excited and scared, but also ready. She's got this. Soon Josie is jetting off on a multi-city tour, rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities, frenetic handlers, stone-faced producers, and eccentric stylists. She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile, dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet. Josie's world is expanding so rapidly, she doesn't know whether she's flying or falling. But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret, the answer is clear: she's in over her head. One woman's account leads to another and another. Josie wants to expose the man responsible, but she's reluctant to speak up, unsure if this is her story to tell. What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories? What if this ends her writing career before it even begins? There are so many reasons not to go ahead, but if Josie doesn't step up, who will? Provided by publisher. Ages 14 & up. Alfred A. Knopf. Grades 10-12. Alfred A. Knopf. 20210901. Journalism Young adult fiction. African Americans Young adult fiction. Sexual abuse Young adult fiction. African American high school students Young adult fiction. Sexual abuse victims Young adult fiction. MeToo movement Young adult fiction.