From award-winning author Natasha Friend comes a compelling investigation of sexual harassment and the toxic and complicit structures of a small college town.
Before the night of the Frat Fair, 15-year-old Noraย Melchionda'sย lifeย could have been aย Gen-Z John Hughes movie. She hadย a kind-of boyfriend, a spot on the field hockey team, good grades, and aย circle of close friends.ย Of courseย there were bumpsย in the road: she and her lifelong BFF Cam were growing apart andย herย mother was trying to clone her into wearing sensible khakis instead ofย showy shortย skirts.ย But none of that mattered, because Nora always had her dad, Rhett Melchionda, on her side. Rhett was not only Noraโs hero, but as the Athletic Director of Faber College, he was idolized by everyone she knew.ย ย ย
Now, Nora would give anything to go back to that life. The life before whatever happened on the golf course.ย
She doesnโt want to talk about itโnot that she could, because she doesnโt rememberย anythingโand insists that whatever happened was nothing. Cam, though, tries to convinceย Noraย to look for evidence and report the incident to the police.ย And thenย thereโs Adam Xu, who found Nora on the golf course and saw her at her most vulnerable. Sheย ignores it all, hopingย it will all go away. But when your silence might hurt other people, hiding is no longer an option.ย
The Wolves Are Waitingย begins in the aftermath of an attempted assault,ย butย reaches farther than a story about oneย single night or one single incident.ย What Nora and her friends will uncover is a story that spansย generations. But it doesnโt have to anymore.
From award-winning author Natasha Friend comes a compelling investigation of sexual harassment and the toxic and complicit structures of a small college town.
Before the night of the Frat Fair, 15-year-old Nora Melchionda's life could have been a Gen-Z John Hughes movie. She had a kind-of boyfri...