You Could Have Stopped This

Kerrigan Walsh has been bullied most of her life. As long as she can remember, she's been alone. No one, including her teachers, has taken the time to get to know her. The few times she has opened herself up to others have ended badly. How long can someone live thinking they're not good enough?

Lacey Zhao-Gordon has it all. The perfect family, close friends, and opportunities to achieve the future she wants. The one thing she doesn't have? The perfect body. She's struggled with her weight since childhood, which has been a point of contention between her mother, her friends, and herself. When everyone seems to want there to be less of her, are drastic actions the only way to please them?

Brielle Vega's only goal is to make it through high school without drama. She's friendly with everyone, but friends with no one. Life is easier when she doesn't have to take sides and she can remain anonymous. But in choosing to befriend no one, is she hurting those who could use a friend?

Told from the perspectives of the bully, bystander, and victim, "You Could Have Stopped This" explores the dire consequences our words and actions have on those around us.