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laurenipsum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
farkle's review against another edition
3.0
It's amazing how far you can sink when you feel like you have to deal with problems on your own.
I was a bit surprised that social media didn't play a larger role throughout. Reassured in some ways, but surprised nonetheless.
I was a bit surprised that social media didn't play a larger role throughout. Reassured in some ways, but surprised nonetheless.
morgana080's review against another edition
4.0
Really great YA book that highlights the effects that bullying has on someone. Like the protagonist, I was also a Latina who didn’t quite fit the mold in HS. This would have been a really great book to have back then and would still resonate now.
dairyqueen84's review against another edition
5.0
With the first sentence of the book Piddy Sanchez is informed by a stranger named Vanessa that Yaqui Delgado wants to kick her ass. Piddy does not even know Yaqui Delgado because she and her single mom just moved to a new neighborhood in Queens, NY and therefore a new school. Within the next two pages, she learns that she is stuck up and shakes her ass. This information comes from her new, nerdy friend Darlene who is in all her honors classes, and who also happens to be a student aide in the guidance office. “Interesting. I’ve only had an ass for about six months, and now it seems it has a mind of its own.” (3) The title and this remark might lead one to think that this will be a lighthearted exploration of bullying but the girls will end up being best friends in the end. That is not what unfolds because this is a powerful, realistic look at bullying and how it can quickly and dramatically change a great student's life. As the threats and violence escalate, Piddy does not know where to turn even though her mother is loving and Lila, her mother’s best friend, is a supportive presence in both their lives and she slowly disintegrates beneath the pressure. Medina addresses myriad issues such as domestic violence, friendship, romantic awakening, an absent father, and coming of age which could have become cumbersome but she deftly weaves it all together in a plausible and affecting way.
mmuth929's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
martha_schwalbe's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun book and a quick read. While I wasn't bullied I did not fit in with the majority of students I went to school with. I felt exposed all the time. This may be the nature of 13-15 year old girls but the threat of being beat up definitely interferes with success.
I will definitely recommend this book to my students.
I will definitely recommend this book to my students.
sienafolk's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
xxsquigglesxx's review against another edition
4.0
Had to read this for my diverse children's literature class.