The Nowhere Girls

???The thing is,??? Rosina says, ???people don???t want to hear something that???ll make their lives more difficult, even if it???s the truth. People hate having to change the way they see things. So instead of admitting the world is ugly, they shit on the messenger for telling them about it.???The Nowhere Girls is similar in many ways to [b:Moxie 33163378 Moxie Jennifer Mathieu https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494950979s/33163378.jpg 46824140], and if you like one, you'll most likely enjoy the other one. I would recommend both of these books. Moxie is a little bit lighter than The Nowhere Girls, but both deal with feminism, rape culture, and the messages we send to girls about their worth. In addition, The Nowhere Girls has even more LGBT representations and one of the main characters (Erin) is living with Asperger's syndrome. The book also shows the best and the worst of people who identify as Christian. The principal in the story is also one of the villains, but she's interesting in, while never being sympathetic, portraying how some women end up as enemies to other women because of their own treatment by, well, the patriarchy. She believes she has to side with the men, with power, in order to hold on to her own power, never seeming to realize that if you have to be a tool for the oppression of other women or else you'll lose your power that you're deluded as to how much control you have. She is worn down by the fight to get where she is and willing to wear down others. I have to say I love stories where girls and women join together to support one another and find their strength. Also, holding the good guys to a higher standard in how they behave and in what they defend. ???There wasn???t any proof,??? he says, his voice rising defensively. ???That???s what everyone said. They said that girl was lying.??? ???That girl has a name.??? Grace tries to kill him with her eyes. When nothing happens, she turns around and storms away. ???Wait, Grace,??? he says. She stops walking but keeps her back to him. ???You don???t understand. You weren???t here. Everything was crazy after Lucy said all that stuff. Everyone at school, the whole town was, like, falling apart.??? ???Yeah???? she says. ???The town was falling apart???? She turns her head and looks him in the eyes. ???How do you think she felt????