Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullies, Cliques, Popularity And Jealousy

The international bestseller 'Odd Girl Out' exposed a hidden culture of cruelty that has always been quietly endured by girls. Through her travels, the author discovered that these girls wanted to talk - and they weren't the only ones. Mothers, teachers, counsellors, young professional women, even fathers, came to Simmons with heart-wrenching personal stories that could no longer be kept secret.

Here, Simmons creates a safe place for girls to talk, rant, sound off, and find each other. Candid and disarming, creative and expressive, and always exceptionally self-aware, these poems, songs, confessions and essays chronicle the realities of being a girl.

In response to their letters, Rachel offers girls comfort and suggestions for changing their behaviour to discover a more positive and open relationship with friends, and to abate the cycle of aggression in girls.