Posted on April 17, 2009 by saradora
“She’s my best friend. God, I hate her.” -Veronica Sawyer, in Heathers
Just about everyone has been the victim (or the perpetrator) of bullying at some point. Girls Against Girls by Bonnie Burton delves into the particularly devious ways that girls bully each other.
Do we bully each other because:
We’re biologically hardwired to act this way. According [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by leeannswensrud
Poison is a two hundred seventy-three page novel by Chris Wooding, a highly acclaimed, award-winning author who, in my opinion, did a superb job with this novel!
This novel’s protagonist, Poison, is a sarcastic, stubborn, but mostly determined, sixteen year old of a gloomy place called the Black Marshes in which the citizens who hide there waste [...]
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by leeannswensrud
After wising up to the fact that there is a graphic novel girl audience, DC Comics created a new division called Minx! Minx’s purpose is to cater to teen girls who read graphic novels. Their characters include “a tenacious martial artist; a rebellious detective; an ex-surf punk; a big mouth blogger and a futuristic brainiac,” and reflect the [...]
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