The Rivals

Daisy Whitney

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Feb 6, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 352 pages

When Alex Patrick was assaulted by another student last year, her elite boarding school wouldn't do anything about it. This year Alex is head of the Mockingbirds, a secret society of students who police and protect the student body. While she desperately wants to live up to the legacy that's been given to her, she's now dealing with a case unlike any the Mockingbirds have seen before.

It isn't rape. It isn't bullying. It isn't hate speech. A far-reaching prescription drug ring has sprung up, and students are using the drugs to cheat. But how do you try a case with no obvious victim? Especially when the facts don't add up, and each new clue drives a wedge between Alex and the people she loves most: her friends, her boyfriend, and her fellow Mockingbirds.

As Alex unravels the layers of deceit within the school, the administration, and even the student body the Mockingbirds protect, her struggle to navigate the murky waters of vigilante justice may reveal more about herself than she ever expected.

What people are saying

Review: The Rivals (The Mockingbirds #2)

User Review  - Kailia - Goodreads

3.5 on blog. Has been rounded up. The Mockingbirds was an excellent novel and one I loved immensely. I was worried about why The Mockingbirds had a sequel and after having read it, my opinions are ...

Review: The Rivals (The Mockingbirds #2)

User Review - Goodreads

Now the leader of the Mockingbirds, and not a student they are trying to help, Alex is handling everything that happened to her pretty well. Everything goes fine for Alex, until she gets her very ...

About the author

Daisy Whitney is a new-media producer, a reporter, and an internationally known web show creator, and The Mockingbirds was her debut novel. She graduated from Brown University and lives in San Francisco, California, with her fabulous husband, fantastic kids, and adorable dog.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Rivals
• Author: Daisy Whitney
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012
• ISBN: 0316090573, 9780316090575
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues