L'échappée

by Allan Stratton

"Comment peut-on ne pas vouloir sortir avec Jason ? il est ultra cool. [...] Jason, pour moi, c'est un rêve qui se réalise."

Hélas pour Leslie, son rêve va vite tourner au cauchemar...
Jason, le nouveau qui attire tous les regards, n'est pas le garçon bien qu'il paraît être. Lentement, il tisse sa toile autour d'elle.
Pour qu'elle ne puisse plus s'échapper. Pour qu'elle lui appartienne. Corps et âme.

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Fiction, Abuse, Realistic Fiction, Teen, High School

254 pages, Unknown Binding

First published September 2, 2000

About the author

ALLAN STRATTON is the internationally acclaimed author of CHANDA'S SECRETS, winner of the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Honor Book, the Children's Africana Book Award, and ALA Booklist's Editor's Choice among others. His first YA novel was the ALA Best Book LESLIE'S JOURNAL. His latest, CHANDA'S WARS, a Junior Library Guild selection, won the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Canadian Book Award, 2009, and is on the CCBC Best Books List.

The German/South African film version of CHANDA'S SECRETS has been named an Official Selection of the 2010 Cannes International Film festival. the film title is LIFE ABOVE ALL. You can read about Allan's experiences on set on the December posts of his blog.

Allan's new novel, BORDERLINE, a coming-of-age mystery/thriller, came out in March 2010 from HarperCollins with starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and raves in Booklist, Kirkus Reviews and Quill and quire..

He loves travel, cats and dogs, ice cream, working out, doing readings and workshops -- and, oh yes, meeting readers!

Allan is published in the USA, France, Germany, Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and Slovenia. You can read more about his books, and visit him online at www.allanstratton.com

Reviews

[Allan Stratton]

Hi,
I'm the author of Leslie's Journals. I love meeting readers, so if you have a question for me, feel free to email me through this website or my own website: www.allanstratton.com

Leslie's Journal is a thriller/suspense about a fifteen-year girl, Leslie, who is mad at the world., Her parents are splitting up, she'd losing her best friend to a clique that tries to exclude her, her marks are dropping, she's acting out -- and all of a sudden the apparently charming, devoted senior enters her life. Only he's a very sick dude. When Leslie tries to break it off, he refuses and blackmails her with digital pix he took one night when he'd gotten her drunk. What she does -- and how she rescues herself from this pit -- is the story.

I wrote the book because of an absolute certainty that the proplem of stalking and bullying against young women is under reported, and that young women need a book that lets them know they're not alone. (And guys need it to help figure out what they can do to help.) In the adult world, women can see the stalker in his car across the street and call the police. But in the teen world the stalker can be giving the girl the evil eye in the hall, the classroom, the library, wherever -- and the teachers (school "police") will think it's normal for him to be there. And if the relationship's been sexual, he can blackmail her. And if she's at-risk, she'll be especially afraid that no one will believe her.

Very scary. Which is what ultimately makes Leslie a very special person, one about whom I care deeply.

[s · Rating 1 out of 5]

The MC is probably the most annoying piece of trash on earth

Disrespectful? Whining on the first fucking page? A fucking brat? No thank you.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this a couple of years ago and when I saw it in the library, I decided to re-read it.

I give it 4 stars. I'm sure a lot of people would read this book and probably be annoyed with the main character or just not like the book. I just like it because it really seems possible.

It's creepy and disturbing. The girl in the book seems to be really focused on how her peers perceive her and she gets caught in a very horrible situation.

I don't think the author wanted a quiet/shy-girl type of character. I think he purposely made his character to be like a normal teenage girl(not like every teenage girl, just the "average" one). He made her naive and rebellious with something to prove. Maybe he did this so people could see how easy you can be put in a bad situation, or maybe he wanted people to be able to relate in some way to Leslie.

Anyways, she gets involved with the wrong boy. I enjoyed the book because it isn't afraid to show how scary an abusive relationship can be. I enjoyed it because Leslie went through a lot of growth and she was pretty brave at times.

The one thing that could definitely turn off readers is Leslie. To put it bluntly, she can be a brat. The first half of the book, she's really mean to her friends and family and she's generally not likeable. I think she redeems herself(slightly) towards the end. Throughout the book, her character goes through a lot of emotional growth. She's still not extremely likeable but you realize she still has a lot of growing up to do.

I think the book is more like 3 and a half stars but lately I've been feeling generous and try to round up. It's a quick read(just short of 200 pages) but it's really quite disturbing and shows the dark side of teenage relationships.

[Josephine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually turned out to be very good, i read it for school but i bet if i just read and didn’t put it down my mark could have even been higher

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a hard book to read. A young girl who falls in love with the wrong guy. She has been asked, by her teacher, to write a journal which is supposed to be confidential, even to the school staff, except that one teacher decides to read it and helps Leslie understand that what she is living is not love, but rather rape.

Compelling, especially since this is written from the point of view of Leslie. She writes innocently about what she thinks is love and as time progresses, her journal and the tone gets darker and darker.

I think this book does a very good job of showing how rapists (and other predators) "groom" the people they want. This book shows just how easy it is for a young person (or even not so young) to fall into the trap - thinking that love = pain.

Well, written, many passages made me angry, Leslie is strong though in many ways and this book is an important read.

[Ava · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to Speak but much more fast paced

[Miss.Always.Reading.Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember seeing this book on a shelf and thinking "I have to read this!" This is when I was obsessed with reading journals & diaries. I had read `Go ask Alice` `Annie's Baby` `It happened to Nancy` and other books.
This book is powerful, gripping and has a little humor in it.
Leslie is a lonely student who's parents divorced and she only has one geeky friend named Katie, Leslie pretends to be popular and lies to her school mates saying she has plenty of boyfriend's when she doesn't. Then Jason comes along and her who world changes, Jason is cool, smooth and bad. Leslie starts dating him. In the beginning things are going well, Jason is romantic to her. By the second date he takes her to his house, he's rich & lives in a house on the hill. His parents are gone all the time so he does what he wants, he ask Leslie if she wants a drink one minute, the next minute he's telling her "Get up and put your clothes on you have to get out of here now!!" What happened? Leslie figures it out piece by piece. She continues going out with Jason and writing about it, then one day a sub teacher reads he journal....
The teacher reports it to the principle but Leslie lies and says Its all made up because she does want Jason to get locked up. Jason finds out, hits Leslie throws her to the ground and starts kicking her. She says she's had enough and wants to break up. That's when Jason starts stalking and threatening Leslie.
The book gets really intense after that. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants a good book to read. I can't believe a man wrote this book using the mind of a teenager.

[Myriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Un début un peu long mais une histoire dramatique qui s'emballe et nous rappelle que trop de jeunes filles sont également victimes d'abus sexuels et de violences physiques et émotionnelles par des garçons de leur âge, et n'ont parfois pas le courage de parler, à un âge où on a l'impression que les adultes ne nous comprennent pas.
Un roman poignant, dur et puissant, à lire et faire lire à tous les adolescents.

[Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. If you are a teenager I recommend this book because it tells and teaches a lesson to not only the main character Leslie but to the readers as well. This book teaches lessons on young adult relationships. In this book, Leslie writes a journal telling about her story and the deep secrets that turn dark. Leslie struggles with a sense of entrapment that she tells nobody what's really going on in her relationship. Read Leslie's Journal to find out how Leslie escapes her deep secret and if she makes it out alive. I liked how this book really describes how Leslie was being treated and expresses to the readers how Leslie feels about the situations she is in. I would recommend this book to young adults or anyone looking to read a great book.

[Bernadette Scullion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book in 7th grade and I still remember how much it affected me then. I really loved the raw emotion portrayed in this book and the character development that Leslie goes through. It was one of, if not the first, more mature books I had read and I’ll never forget it.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leslie's Journal Fails to Impress

Leslie Philips can only be described by one word. “Trouble” (Stratton 12). She constantly rebels against her mother and teachers, experiments with drugs and alcohol and when it comes to school, if she decides to show up, her grades are less than satisfactory. With her parent’s recent divorce and her new “cute, perky, overgrown cheerleader” (Stratton 21) stepmom in the picture, it seems as though Leslie’s world is falling apart, until she meets Jason, the hunky heartthrob, newly transferred from a prestigious prep school. Tall, dark and handsome, Jason seems like the perfect guy, the conventional bad boy, but soon Leslie is thrown into a whirlwind of a relationship she just can’t seem to get out of.
Set somewhere in the suburban United States, Leslie’s Journal tells the story of the trials and tribulations of fifteen year old Leslie Philips as she pushes away her friends and family and enters a new sexually and physically abusive relationship. Although filled with both suspenseful and intriguing moments that would have you hanging off your seat, Leslie’s Journal fails to impress. From the simplistic writing style to the predictable storyline, I couldn’t wait for this book to be over.
The first line of the novel reads, “It’s only the first week and school already sucks” (Stratton 1), and so does this book. The writing style is completely juvenile and overly simplistic, with language fit for a twelve year old but with content for much older. The author of the novel, Allan Stratton, takes on a very, and I mean very sarcastic, ironic and frankly annoying tone. When Leslie’s not complaining about homework, teachers or girls at school, she’s lashing out at her mother for some god-awful reason. Rude and obnoxious, Leslie is in fact a ‘parent’s nightmare’ as I found it hard to connect or even feel a tiny bit of compassion for her. The characters are amazingly, over-superficial, from Leslie, the raging and rebellious teen, complete in her fish-net stocking and midriff-bearing tops. Burdened by the fact that her parents had moved around a lot when she was a child, she was unable to make many friends or form new relationships. Throw in the cliché divorced parents ordeal; Leslie’s just a ‘lost soul’ looking for a stable relationship and someone to love. Enter Jason; the rich, snobby, motorcycle driving bad boy boyfriend that every girl wants but can’t have.
“When I look out, I see it’s him the guy from the office. And come to think of it, he is really cute, slouched all alone against the goalpost, one knee slightly bent, hands on his back pockets, head back to catch some rays. He looks like an underwear model with clothes on” (Stratton 17)
Apart from the stereotypical characters, Leslie’s Journal also lacks in plot. The ‘I thought he was a good guy, but I was wrong’ storyline, although realistic, has been recycled over and over again, in books, television and film, leaving the novel completely predictable. I was hoping for a change in Leslie’s character, something that would give the book a ‘morally uplifting’ ending, but once again I was let down. Despite the realism of the story, the outcome was quite unrealistic. Leslie was lucky, but not many girls in this kind of situation are.
Overall Leslie’s Journal was quite a let down. Despite the novel’s stereotypical, intolerable, under-developed characters, Leslie’s arrogant, obnoxious tone and its predictable plot, I found the book hard to put down. I would recommend this book to adolescents looking for a fast, ‘leisure’ read and to someone who doesn’t care for the elements that make up a good book. As for me, I will be moving this book to the back of my bookshelf.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Billed as this generation's Go Ask Alice, I had great hopes for this book. It was so-so. Teen girls will like the journal format and the fact that Leslie is troubled. The story deals with date rape which leads to an abusive relationshi. (Mom and dad recently divorced and Leslie's bff is finding new friends so Leslie feels left out.)

Leslie's voice is fairly authentic, but the entire story is so rushed - everything happens so quickly, and there isn't much depth to any of it.

In the author's afterword, he talks about how he updated this book to represent today's technology with cell phones and computers, so the book has been around for a while.

Teens like realistic fiction, but this did not come off as realistic to me.


Although I found the book lacking, teen girls will probably like it more than I did.

[Tori]

2004- I'll admit I didn't have the highest hopes for this story about Leslie, a daughter of divorced parents, who starts to write her most personal thoughts in a journal assigned to her by her English teacher. It seems like Leslie's only outlet, and since her teacher promised never to read it, what's the harm in putting down personal stuff, like the fact she likes Jason? Jason isn't exactly your average boyfriend however. His first ""date"" with Leslie involves too much alcohol and it isn't until later that Leslie realizes she's been raped. Leslie continues to see Jason after this, seeing something in the much older and richer guy. His behavior just starts to escalate, and then a new English teacher turns over Leslie's journal to the principal. Leslie's scared for her life and so are the readers in this disturbing story of teenage relationship violence.

[Alienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the kind of book that you pick up every time a moment of free time presents itself. Once the book gets to a certain point-which doesn't take long-it is almost impossible to put down.

That said, I'm not sure whether I actually enjoyed it or not. The read, yes. The story...meh. Leslie annoyed me, to be frank. And the book definitely doesn't read like a series of journal entries; it reads like a typical book written in first person.

[Shara Weiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you ever been in a controlling relationship? Have you ever been fearful for your safety? This gripping novel is about a relationship gone bad.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leslie was an ordinary teenage girl; classes, friends, and family. That was until Jason came along. He was gorgeous. He had blue eyes and the cutest smile. He brought every girls’ attention to him. Leslie was the only girl that was brave enough to actually go talk to him, and at the moment that she did, she fell in love with him. The major conflicts in the story are the situations that Jason puts Leslie through, as far as rape and partial abuse. The story takes place during the early 2000s while Leslie is going through her teenage years. The setting that the story took place was in a small town where nothing goes wrong, and everything seems quiet. The conflict was happening because Leslie never chose to try to stop Jason from all the horrible things he was doing to her, and whenever she tried he would abuse her. It all went downhill for Leslie when she finally decided to get other people involved in the situation and Jason became mad. He became creepy, even more abusive, stalking, and all around insane.
The main problem in the story doesn’t really remind me of anything in the world other than the fact that abuse and rape is an extremely modern problem. This book reminds me of a story I read a few years ago, and it was very similar. It had a similar storyline and theme, as far as cheating, abuse, rape, and insanity. I understood how Leslie felt when she felt that she couldn’t do anything to make the situation better, and continuously saw everything from a negative perspective. The setting reminds me of Rio in a way. It was a small town with a small school where word spread really fast, and everybody knew who you were. The theme relates to my life because just like Leslie, I see life in sort of a negative way, and can sometimes be scared of the truth. I had a really strong connection to the part when Leslie had finally had enough with the situation and finally stepped up and told people she trusted to stop the problem. The situation that Leslie encountered reminded me of something that I’ve gone through before. A few years ago I had a lot of drama with girls in my class and lost a lot of friends, and thought that it would never get better.
I liked the book because it had a good lesson in the story. My favorite part was when Leslie finally decided to tell the truth and face her fears. It just showed proof that you can do whatever you put your mind to in order to make life a little easier. The author did a really good job of explaining the appearance of the characters and how they all felt going through the situation. They could have done better actually explaining the situation and adding more details during certain parts. I would recommend this book to a friend because it had a great storyline and incredible lessons in it. IT could also be something to turn to if they were going through a similar situation so that they would realize that these kinds of things happen to everybody and that there are ways to fight it.

[Chacha Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ce roman part d'une bonne idée. Il aborde le sujet de la manipulation dans un couple, du viol et je pense qu'on peut dire que Jason est un pervers narcissique. Il se présente comme un gentil garçon auprès de qui veut bien l'entendre. Il se crée cette facette pour cacher la réalité de son comportement envers ses petites amies.

D'après les remerciements de l'auteur, j'ai l'impression qu'il a ait un gros travail d'investigation et on ressent tout de même cette prise d'information. Ayant connu un pervers narcissique dans ma vie, je le reconnais bien là. Il a bien décrit son comportement.

On ressent également la détresse de Leslie, qui ne s'attache pas beaucoup aux gens et quand elle le fait, c'est avec passion. Elle est tombée dans le piège de Jason et même si elle doit savoir au fond d'elle que quelque chose ne va pas, elle ne peut s'empêcher d'y retourner. Encore une fois, on ressent l'emprise qu'il a sur elle. Il a créé une dépendance en elle.

Les points négatifs sont surtout dans l'écriture et le rythme. Je trouve qu'on ne prend pas assez le temps de s'attacher aux personnages, à se mettre dans la tête de Leslie. Avec du recul, je la comprends, mais quand on lit l'histoire, Leslie nous tape sur le système et elle a l'air complètement stupide. Comme tous les 'red flag' étaient évidents. Mais encore une fois, ça fait peut-être parti de la technique d'approche pour nous, lecteurs, personnes extérieurs, de faire la différence entre ce que nous voyons et ce que Leslie vit. Comme ses amis ou la prof remplaçante, c'est évident qu'elle est dans un truc malsain. Mais pour elle, non. Cependant, moi j'ai eu du mal avec ce point de vue. Si l'auteur voulait nous parler de ce problème à voir la réalité ou à sortir de quelque chose de ce genre, il aurait dû + nous plonger dans le regard et les sentiments de Leslie. Il aurait du prendre son temps et nous inclure dans la relation. Parce que là, dés le début, je me doutais de ce qui allait arriver et ça m'a donné le regard extérieur que je ne recherchais pas.

Donc en globalité, c'est un bon livre. Peut-être plus visé pour les adolescent vis à vis de l'écriture. On sent le travail de recherche derrière mais l'histoire est un peu courte et rapide à mon goût. D'ailleurs, la fin parait un peu surréaliste et bâclée. Comme le reste du livre, c'est très rapide et on n'a pas le temps de s'attacher et de ressentir ce qui se passe réellement... On a encore trop ce regard extérieur. J'aurais aimé vivre le livre plutôt que le lire réellement.

[Maïla · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'étais très curieuse de découvrir ce sujet abordé dans un roman, et j'avais donc très envie de le lire.
Leslie tombe par hasard sur le nouveau du lycée, qui de plus, semble attiré par elle, et inversement. Seulement, c'est une relation toxique et malsaine qui s'installe.

On ressent le problème qu'il y a dans la relation, avec Jason qui tente de tout contrôler, qui culpabilise Leslie dès que les choses ne vont pas comme il le veut, qui se montre violent et bien d'autres.
Ce roman va d'ailleurs aborder le viol, donc le livre n'est peut-être pas à mettre entre toutes les mains.
On voit l'emprise de Jason se refermer petit à petit sur Leslie, alors qu'il la manipule pour qu'elle se plie à ses moindres désirs.

Je n'ai pas trop apprécié Leslie, qui avait une personnalité avec laquelle je n'accroche pas, mais je n'ai pu qu'avoir de l'empathie pour elle.

Ce roman permet de se rendre compte de ce que peut être ce genre de relation, et je pense qu'il est primordial de ne pas oublier que Leslie est manipulée. Ainsi, certaines de ses actions ou réactions nous semblent idiotes, mais elle est clairement sous l'emprise de ce jeune homme.

Le roman va assez vite dans la prise de conscience du personnage, étant donné que le bouquin est assez court. Mais je pense qu'il peut permettre de montrer qu'on peut se sortir de ce genre de relation toxique. Mais aussi que cela peut s'avérer particulièrement difficile et effrayant quand la personne manipulatrice fait du chantage ou des menaces, que c'est justement ce qu'elle a voulu afin de garder le contrôle sur sa victime.

L'auteur a aussi pris le parti d'une dénouement un peu extrême, mais c'est malheureusement une réalité dans notre société.


Pour conclure, en effet, on a un côté un peu adolescent dans ce roman, qui sont d'ailleurs la cible de l'auteur, mais cela permet quand même de mettre en lumière la toxicité de ces relations, comment la personne arrive à prendre l'emprise sur sa victime, à créer petit à petit un contrôle jusqu'à ce que cette dernière ait trop peur pour se défendre ou pour s'en aller. Un livre donc, qui n'est pas celui de l'année mais qui est intéressant sur ce genre de sujet, et ce malgré sa rapidité de dénouement.

Note de 3,5/5

[mika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sincèrement, je ne sais pas trop quoi penser de ce livre.

Le sujet abordé est important, mais j'avoue que j'aurais aimé être au courant qu'il le serait. En lisant le résumé, je m'attendais à quelque chose de cliché, bad boy rencontre sa bad girl, quelque chose comme ça... Mais absolument pas. On a du viol, du harcèlement physique et mental, de la violence (TW à noter, donc). C'est très difficile de parler de ça et, bien que je ne m'y sois pas attendu.e, je pense que ça a été plutôt bien abordé. Ça m'a eu l'air réaliste, pour la plus grande partie. En ce qui concerne les personnages, je les ai bien aimés et les ai trouvés bien construits (les principaux, du moins).

Pourtant, je ne sais pas, quelque chose a cloché. C'était peut-être un peu plat. Je ne sais pas, c'est vraiment un ressenti subjectif, pour le coup. Quoi qu'il en soit, ça reste un thème important et encore trop tabou. Mais je ne sais pas si c'est un livre que je conseillerais de lire pour se renseigner sur le sujet. Je lui donne 3/5 étoiles.

[GiGi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in middle school a long time ago and it actually scarred me. I was deterred from dating and was very cautious of boys as well as fictitious personalities. I decided to reread the book after describing it to my fiancé and how I wanted our daughters to read this book because I believe it’s important. Upon rereading it, I found the book even more jarring than I remembered. I even cried at certain parts because it displays the reality of being a teenage girl. Despite being a fast paced read, it is deep and insightful (especially for a book written by a grown man from the perspective of a teenage girl). My only qualm with this book is the ending felt a bit rushed. I wished it had expanded more on the trial and the aftermath. Otherwise, I love this book.

[Massa · Rating 5 out of 5]

J’ai beaucoup aimé car ça parle de choses super importantes. Malgré le mauvais caractère de Leslie. L’histoire est vrmt intéressante d’autant plus que dès le début j’ai accroché. Ça m’a bcp captivé je l’ai finit en une soirée. C’est une histoire qui pourrait malheureusement arrivé à des jeunes filles. Le fait que l’histoire soit un journal intime est vraiment plaisant. A un moment j’arrivais plus à lire correctement tellement je voulais savoir la suite ça m’a vraiment emportée mon coeur battais à tout rompre lorsqu’ils étaient dans la salle de billards. Ça faisait longtemps que je voulais être scotché devant un livre de cette manière, Merci !

[Cecile · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une lecture difficile pour moi. C'est rare de tomber sur un livre qui me plonge dans une angoisse aussi grande. Attention, c'est très bien écrit. Le problème n'est pas là. C'est le sujet en lui-même. J'ai même hésité à ne pas le finir. Après tout, rien ne m'oblige à le lire et j'ai plein de livres dans ma PAL. Mais j'avais envie de poursuivre et de voir comment Leslie allait s'en sortir. Je voulais en arriver à la partie "espoir". Et j'ai eu raison. Très bon titre, même si le sujet est vraiment angoissant pour moi : manipulation perverse, violences...

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!
This book talks about how toxic young love can be. at first, Leslie seems like a total spoiled brat. She whines and complains about everything, her friends, her family, even having to write a journal for English class. I grew a strong dislike of her character, but I noticed her gradually maturing over the course of this book. By the end of the book, she's no longer a spoiled little girl, she's a strong woman. the character development was truly spot on in this book. Definitely a favorite!

[Emerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Made me extremely emotional and it was a book I really needed to read. I think everyone should read it since it brings to light the fact that some rapists can be people you know well. This story is incredibly sad but also makes you feel the feelings that sexually abused individuals have. I think everyone should read it since it makes you think about how everyone has problems and to make sure you are nice to everyone because they could be going through horrible stuff.

[Molly Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually picked this book up with zero intention of reading it. I was working on a project for art class, where we took discarded library books and turned them into sculptures. Except, instead of doing that, I did the unthinkable, and read my book. And, it was actually pretty good, for a discarded book that would have been cut up.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first, I didn't like Leslie. I thought she was a rotten trouble maker, but her strength and daring behavior during her abuse transformed her into a hero in my eyes. I thought some of the scenes and dialogue were a little unbelievable and some of Leslie's choices made me question her intelligence but it quickly made up for itself and has become one of my favorites.

[Lisa-Jaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give kudos to any book that covers dark subjects such as "Leslie's Journal". If this can reach out to just one girl who is going through the same emotions and feeling confusion as Leslie when her first love turns abusive and her initiation into lovemaking is rape, then its worth every word.

[Meghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let’s teach our children to seek the help of adults. Let us be adults that children can trust and seek for help. Leslie is a beautifully crafted character, and I’m glad she ‘exists’ to help and inspire others.

[LeslecturesdeMylene · Rating 4 out of 5]

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