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#ToTheGirls: a message of support for girls everywhere. Send yours now! http://thndr.it/1ECFN9D

I’m an author of young adult fiction and I write about girls. My newest novel, All the Rage, examines the shame and silence inflicted on young women in a culture that refuses to protect them. It’s about a girl who is ostracized by her community for speaking up about an assault. The absence of support takes a huge emotional toll on her. Over the years, I’ve received incredible responses to my work; from readers who love and relate to my female protagonists to readers who wonder what the point of writing about girls is in the first place. I’ve written more in-depth about why I write for girls elsewhere, but the gist of it is this: I write about girls because every girl deserves the opportunity to pick up a book and see herself in its pages. I write about girls because girls, and their stories, matter. It’s my way of letting them know. On April 14th, 2015, take the opportunity to tell the girls you know—and the ones you don’t—that they are seen, heard and loved. Share advice. Be encouraging. Tell us about or thank the girls in your life who have made a difference in yours. Use the hashtag #ToTheGirls along with your personal message of support and encouragement across your social media platforms (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram etc). 1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE First, please support #ToTheGirls by sharing the campaign’s message via Thunderclap! Thunderclap will announce the campaign and share a link on how to participate the day of the campaign (4/14) on your platforms for you. This will help spread the word, which is very important. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/23531-tothegirls Next, Share your message!! On April 14th, 2015, share a message of support, encouragement, positivity or thanks to girls on any of your social media channels—Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram—and include the hashtag #TotheGirls along with it. 2. GET CREATIVE! Use your own images or the provided photoframes below to make your contribution stand out! Right click and save the photoframe and add your own message or picture of suport in the white space! Right click + save Right click + save 3. EXAMPLES: It’s that simple! Please take part in the campaign and help spread the word that girls matter! Let’s make this hashtag happen! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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