Girls Like Us by Gail Giles

Girls Like Us

Gail Giles

210 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

With gentle humor and unflinching realism, Gail Giles tells the gritty, ultimately hopeful story of two special ed teenagers entering the adult world. We understand stuff. We just learn it slow. And most of what we understand is that people what a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 440 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 50%
dark 35%
hopeful 35%
inspiring 35%
sad 35%
funny 28%
challenging 21%
informative 7%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 21%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 30%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.67

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