The righteous indignation and lack of empathy would classify some of these girls as sociopaths. The level of meanness in this goes far beyond anything 99% most victims will face. Now she's sitting with Michael, the morose son of her dead therapist, and one of her former bullying victimsīullying is one of the most serious social problems facing teenagers today. Even though she's being physically and emotionally abused by her former friends, she wants back at the popular table in the school. When Regina is almost raped by her best friend's boyfriend, she becomes a target of bullying from the same group of friends she used to bully others. Themes: high school, dating, cheating, substance abuse, mean girls, I would definitely read another Courtney Summers novel, I even have one on my Amazon Wish List. I like Summers' writing style, the only criticism is that a few of the words she used seemed too beyond the vocabulary of a high school student, even a very bright, well-spoken one.

Parker's felt like it was written for a character in a novel rather than authentic. I'm a child psychologist so I've seen defense mechanisms and faux tough exteriors. She wasn't a believable character, and was difficult to root for, despite being able to tell that her tough, often cruel exterior was supposedly masking her pain. Yes, Parker was a complicated character and she carried pain with her, but in real life, I haven't seen a lot of teenagers have so much pain that this was an excuse for acting like they didn't care if their dog died. If Courtney Summers didn't write with such raw, compelling voice, I probably wouldn't have finished CRACKED UP TO BE. As Ashley's killer closes in and their feelings for one another grow, Georgia and Nora will discover when money, power, and beauty rule, it's not always a matter of who is guilty but who is guiltiest-and the only thing that might save them is each other.Perfect, popular, Parker has never been a nice girl, but since she turned to drinking after her best friend went missing, she's taken uber-bitch to a new level.

But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her heart's desires with what it really takes to survive. When she stumbles upon the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley's older sister Nora, to find the killer before he strikes again, and their investigation throws Georgia into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege and wealth-and all she's ever dreamed. All sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants is everything, but the poverty and hardship that defines her life has kept her from the beautiful and special things she knows she deserves.

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers