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If your daughter has ever come home from school upset because her friends didn't walk with her to lunch, if she has wanted to stay home or has run up to her bedroom in tears and won't tell you why, you may need this book. These may seem like minor problems - who cares about notes passed behind your back, or a nasty look, or a party you're not invited to - but they aren't, and they can have a lasting effect on a girl's self-esteem.

Now, Odd Girl Out shines the light of understanding on the secret lives of girls. By articulating the dynamics of this behavior, she helps us see where it comes from and offers parents and teachers ways in which to help our daughters.

Naming the problem is often the first step in solving it. Odd Girl Out not only names it, but describes it, understands it and offers advice on how to deal with it.

This is a book we have been waiting for. It's a waking up call to all of us who care deeply about girls' development. Simmons has given voice to the girls who struggle every day with friendships. She has uncovered a hidden world of aggression that unfolds behind adults' backs.

This is a breakthrough book about the ways in which girls relate to each other from the very earliest age. Based interviews with real girls, this book chronicles the ways in which girls express their negative feelings in emotionally destructive ways.

It gives the reader a wonderful understanding of what many girls go through growing up in America. It's very well done and well written presenting many sides and many outcomes that female bullying can lead to. I love this book and highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to understand the psychology behind being picked on as a child!

A must have for parents of pre teen to teen age girls. This truly discusses the facts about bullying amoung girls.