The Girls by Koss

Happy New Year fellow readers! Here's to 2013!
This month, at the Library, we created an anti-bully display for young readers featuring books and booklists to stomp out bullying. In doing so, I came across a great title "The Girls" by Koss. It takes an in-depth look on the social pressure of bullying and how it can unravel. Although, bullying is not a new trend... social pressures of family and belonging are different in today's day and age. This book puts a great spin on things and explains the cycle in a realistic fashion.

Each chapter features a different girl's point of view from Candace the leader of the group to Maya the girl who has been treated like an outcast. I hope this book helps teens realize what part of the cycle they play... even if they are simply an outsider.