I Have the Right to : A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope (Paperback)

A young survivor tells her searing, visceral story of sexual assault, justice, and healing in this gut-wrenching memoir, putting a magnifying glass to a society that blames victims rather than attackers, while offering real, powerful solutions to upending rape culture. "A bold, new voice." --People"A nuanced addition to the #MeToo conversation." --Vice   A young survivor tells her searing, visceral story of sexual assault, justice, and healing in this gutwrenching memoir.   The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story of one of those girls.   In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. Paul's School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of a ritualized game of conquest. Chessy bravely reported her assault to the police and testified against her attacker in court. Then, in the face of unexpected backl