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143 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780888997531
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Publication date: 28 February 2008
Description
The time is the early 1990s, the setting a girls' academy in Toronto. Enter "Skim," aka Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire scho...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,690 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 54%
sad 43%
hopeful 17%
challenging 15%
funny 12%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 37% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Homophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt
143 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780888997531
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Publication date: 28 February 2008
Description
The time is the early 1990s, the setting a girls' academy in Toronto. Enter "Skim," aka Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire scho...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,690 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 54%
sad 43%
hopeful 17%
challenging 15%
funny 12%
tense 9%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 37% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Homophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt