Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls [Paperback]

REVISED AND UPDATED
WITH NEW MATERIAL ON CYBERBULLYING AND
HELPING GIRLS HANDLE THE DANGERS OF LIFE ONLINE

WhenOdd Girl Outwas first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Today the dirty looks, taunting notes, and social exclusion that plague girls’ friendships have gained new momentum in cyberspace.

In this updated edition, educator and bullying expert Rachel Simmons gives girls, parents, and educators proven and innovative strategies for navigating social dynamics in person and online, as well as brand new classroom initiatives and step-by-step parental suggestions for dealing with conventional bullying. With up-to-the-minute research and real-life stories,Odd Girl Outcontinues to be the definitive resource on the most pressing social issues facing girls today.

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A revised and updated edition of the 2002New York Timesbestseller from the country's leading expert on bullying

Praise for ODD GIRL OUT

There has not been so much interest in young females since psychologist Mary Pipher chronicled anorexics and suicide victims in her 1994 bestseller,Reviving Ophelia. --The Washington Post

Provocative . . . Cathartic to any teen or parent trying to find company . . . it will sound depressingly familiar to any girl with a pulse. --Detroit Free Press

Encourages girls to address one another when they feel angry or jealous, rather than engage in the rumor mill. --Chicago Tribune

Peels away the smiley surfaces of adolescent female society to expose one of girlhood's dark secrets: the vicious psychological warfare waged every day in the halls of our . . . schools. --lþ