The Nowhere Girls

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Review With a powerful message about consent on the one hand and a diverse range of female protagonists and attitudes towards sexuality on the other, this is an engrossing and inspiring read about contemporary young women and the difficulty of negotiating patriarchal systems. One of my absolute favourites of 2017. (Irish Times)Told from multiple perspectives, at once harrowing and heart-lifting, it's both an indictment of entrenched victim-blaming and a demonstration of what can happen when girls lay aside their differences to demand better treatment. (the Guardian)The reader is shoulder to shoulder with bright young women in The Nowhere Girls, a handbook for the #metoo movement. In a revelation in the style of The Handmaid's Tale, Grace is inspired by the desperate graffiti she finds in Lucy's old bedroom to start an underground feminist movement that exposes and transforms the macho school culture. (The Observer)The reader is shoulder to shoulder with bright young women in The Nowhere Girls, a handbook for the #metoo movement. In a revelation in the style of The Handmaid's Tale, Grace is inspired by the desperate graffiti she finds in Lucy's old bedroom to start an underground feminist movement that exposes and transforms the macho school culture. (The Observer)THE NOWHERE GIRLS cuts straight to the core of rape culture-fully exploring its destructive nature through a cast of girls who find their voices, and their strength, as they unite in a quest for justice. With rare insight and profound authenticity, Amy Reed has crafted a masterfully fierce, stirring, and deeply empowering story of hope and courage. (Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be)Subversive anti-sexism-just try to put it down (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back (Bustle)One of the most important books in this month's round up (Maximum Pop!)Empowering, brutally honest, and realistically complex (Buzzfeed)A must-read for high school (VOYA) Book Description Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story. See all Product description