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A review by karrama
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
4.0
I do not recommend this book for younger, MG readers. It is a difficult book in some ways. The issues are sensitive and mature. I cannot speak to another person's mind, but I can say that the institutionalized prejudices that a special needs student confronts comes through in their thoughts and interactions about one another and that is also examined through a character in this book. Having worked with and lived with special education students, I have heard the students speak in the way we see in this book.
To speak to points made in an earlier review, I do believe the girls had different voices in this book, though they blurred. The language and dialect don't bother me as I've heard speakers, educated and respected, speak with a southern accent. I've also been in close contact with youths/ adults of many parts of society who bear Biddie's reactions to the world: optimism.
To speak to points made in an earlier review, I do believe the girls had different voices in this book, though they blurred. The language and dialect don't bother me as I've heard speakers, educated and respected, speak with a southern accent. I've also been in close contact with youths/ adults of many parts of society who bear Biddie's reactions to the world: optimism.