Find Request It
Cover Image

I have the right to a high school survivor's story of sexual assault, justice, and hope

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.

Saved in:
Main Authors: Prout, Chessy (Author), Abelson, Jenn (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Prout, Chessy > Young adult nonfiction.
St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) > Young adult nonfiction.
Rape victims > United States > Biography > Young adult.
Sexual abuse victims > United States > Biography > Young adult.
High school students > Sexual behavior > United States > Young adult nonfiction.
Sex crimes > United States > Young adult nonfiction.
Autobiographies > Young adult.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary: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.
Physical Description:404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781534414433
1534414436
9781534414440
1534414444
9781534425712
1534425713
Author Notes:Chessy Prout is a high school sexual assault survivor. Raised in Japan, Chessy matriculated to St. Paul's School--a boarding school in New Hampshire that her father and sister attended. There, as a freshman, Chessy was the victim of a sexual assault. Chessy's case and eventual trial garnered national and international media attention, as her assault was part of a ritual competition at the school called the "Senior Salute." Two years later, in Chessy's pursuit for justice, she decided to step forward publicly in August 2016 and launched the #IHaveTheRightTo initiative with the organization PAVE. As a PAVE Ambassador, Chessy worked with K-12 schools to speak about the importance of consent education. In 2017, Chessy cofounded I Have The Right To Org., a national non-profit in Washington, DC, dedicated to raising awareness of sexual assault in high schools. She has traveled around the country and internationally, sharing her story, and encouraging survivors to know and assert their most basic rights. Chessy is also a student at Barnard College and continues to use her voice to advocate and let other survivors know they are not alone. Learn more at IHaveTheRightTo.org.

Jenn Abelson is an investigative reporter for The Washington Post and coauthor of the memoir, I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope , by Chessy Prout. Her work with the Post 's investigative team on America's deadly opioid epidemic was recognized as a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Public Service. Jenn joined The Washington Post in 2019 after working as an investigative reporter for the Boston Globe Spotlight Team. Her investigations have exposed sexual assault at prep schools in New England, sexual harassment at ESPN, and sexual misconduct in the modeling industry. She has also investigated doctors secretly performing two surgeries at the same time and the widespread mislabeling of fish in the restaurant industry. In 2015, she was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her work with the Spotlight Team on Shadow Campus , a series about dangerous off-campus college housing. Jenn grew up in New York, attended Cornell University, and lives in Washington, DC.

Similar Items