The girls who are expected to go along with the shunning have varying reactions to the situation, along with quite different parental approaches to what the girls are doing. The audio production features a full cast to depict the characters, and each chapter is narrated by one of the girls. The other members of the clique, Brianna and Renee, are included in the party. Its queen bee Candace had suddenly become bored with her and convinced Darcy not to invite Maya to a slumber party. Maya is a seventh grader who suddenly finds herself shut ouf of the clique she'd formerly belonged to. The Girls This is a very short listen it was just over two hours, and I listened to the whole thing in one day (partly on a run and partly waiting for/riding an Amtrak train). 'My mom's cosmetics were a bottle of dandruff shampoo and a lipstick.' 'Last Saturday, I stumbled half asleep into the kitchen, aiming for a bowl of granola, thinking it was just any old Saturday morning.' I do like how this book ends though.very leading. It's a quick read and most girls will probably be able to relate to at least on of the other girls. Just because I, upon rereading this, did not enjoy it this time around, this does not mean that younger girls won't find it appealing. I'm not saying young girls are idiots, but there are certain things you don't allude to at that age, because you haven't been exposed to it.

A lot of the time these girls would say things or make references to things that seemed way beyond them. Maybe not though, maybe tormenting other people made her feel in control of her out of control thoughts.This was a fast read about girls finding out where their loyalties lie and that sometimes the most popular, doesn't mean the best. The head girl Candace is really mean on the outside but really deep on the inside? If she were really that deep on the inside she would have probably found some better friends, or just been an outcast. This time around I found it a bit unrealistic and the girls incredibly two dimensional. I liked this book a lot when I read it back in 6th or 7th grade. One by one the girls come to realize that maybe being Candace's friend is that good. The other girls in the group don't hate Maya though, and they aren't sure why they are supposed to.

The only reason Maya found out is that she called a friend and her friend's mother asked why she wasn't at Darcy's sleepover. At least she was part of the group until Candace got bored with her. Maya was part of the group that was headed by the popular Candace.

The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss