If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say

Winter, seventeen, becomes the target of public online shaming after an offensive comment she posts on social media spreads widely. As her world collapses, the story considers whether redemption is possible. It addresses the force of words in the internet age, including the accumulated harm of microaggressions and the need for empathy. Centered on the consequences of a viral post, the novel follows a well-regarded high school student confronted by public judgment and the impact of what she said.