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orsayor's review against another edition
4.0
http://bookreferees.blogspot.com/2013/11/review-girls-against-girls-bonnie-burton.html
twylghast's review
0.25
This book was written by an adult with no consideration for how most teenagers and younger people would think…most would scoff at the advice here, which makes it essentially useless.
beanmom's review against another edition
4.0
This book, written for girls of middle school age and up, gives a clear and concise explanation of all of the ways girls are mean to each other (like the silent treatment, gossiping, and boyfriend stealing), why and how we do it, what to do if it's done to you, and how to keep from doing it yourself. The text is broken up into short chapters, easy to digest, and peppered with quotes from famous women reflecting back on what they know now about women and women's friendships, and what they wish they'd known when they were still in school. I recommend this book highly for all girls, and am thinking of buying a resource copy for my daughter's middle school teachers.
violetu's review against another edition
4.0
If I had a daughter in the teenage years, I'd buy her multiple copies of this book. A lot of great advice, insight, and tips for dealing with female relationships during the teen years.
ohmydarlingreads's review against another edition
3.0
Brief, but perfect to use as a conversation starter!
marjorieq's review
5.0
Straightforward language, honest situations, and helpful solutions. A must read for every teenage girl and woman in the world. Learn why and how to stop bullying, gossip, taunting, and abusing other girls. Learn how to survive or stop abuse from others. Learn how to stop bullying others. Inspiring quotes from famous female artists and athletes. Girls should stick together not tear each other down.
thejessleigh's review
2.0
When I picked this book up I thought it was going to be more of a social commentary/social theory text. Instead, it turns out that this is a self-help book for teens. There's nothing wrong with that, but the content is overgeneralized and shallow.
Burton refers to things like "studies" or "people think" or "in the past" but doesn't cite her sources on any of these things. She does give additional resources in the back of the book, mostly about feminism and empowerment, which is great. But her credibility would greatly increase if she'd cited some sources.
Also, she says that "in the past" men would have more than one wife, leading to competition. She doesn't give any specific cultural background or a timeframe for this claim, and I think that sort of oversight is a huge flaw for a book like this. Almost every chapter could have been improved by more research and more context.
On the chapter of the different types of bullying, some of her explanations also sounded like an honest-to-god how to guide for bullies. It seemed a little weird to me.
Burton refers to things like "studies" or "people think" or "in the past" but doesn't cite her sources on any of these things. She does give additional resources in the back of the book, mostly about feminism and empowerment, which is great. But her credibility would greatly increase if she'd cited some sources.
Also, she says that "in the past" men would have more than one wife, leading to competition. She doesn't give any specific cultural background or a timeframe for this claim, and I think that sort of oversight is a huge flaw for a book like this. Almost every chapter could have been improved by more research and more context.
On the chapter of the different types of bullying, some of her explanations also sounded like an honest-to-god how to guide for bullies. It seemed a little weird to me.
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