"Hey. What's this Worthy thing?""Oh, yeah." I'd forgotten about the app. Checking to make sure Mrs. Longshore, isn't around, I take my phone out of my pocket. Then I tap the Worthy app and it opens. "It's this new app," I say, showing it to Kat. "Welcome to Worthy!" the screen reads. "A private network for Sam Houston High School students to share honest opinions about the weaknesses and strengths of selected girls. Swipe here to continue.""Huh?" Kat says. "'Selected girls?' Who's doing the selecting?""I don't know," I say, feeling kind of nervous. But I obey the app and swipe to get to the next screen.There, on the left hand side of the screen, there's a photo of Taylor Reed, grinning in what's obviously a selfie. I recognize it from Instagram. On the right hand side, there's a photo of her boyfriend, Liam Richardson, standing on the football field holding a helmet in one hand; I think that photo was on our school website. Underneath the photos, in big block letters, is one question:"Is she worthy?" Excerpted from Worthy by Donna Cooner All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
