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 "From yogurt containers to presto logs, Ms. Gregerson will keep you turning pages." Brittany, Student, 17 “Books like A CHILD CALLED IT have long been popular... This book will appeal for many of the same reasons. It is the story, ultimately, of triumph over incredible odds.” Teri S. Lesesne, Professor and Literary Specialist, Sam Houston State University "Teens in similar abuse situations will find much to empathize with...it would find an audience with teens in need or those who enjoy dystopian literature." VOYA, Oct. 2007 "Judy Gregerson does an incredible job portraying a family in turmoil..." By the Book at Teen Scene Magazine "I would recommend this book to all teens and young adults and believe it should be incorporated into the curricula of health classes at the middle and high school levels.” Stanley Goldklang, Ph.D., Psychologist, NY "I can't say enough good things about this book. I hope every school and public library buys multiple copies of this book to have on hand. It's a huge contribution to the young adult literary world.” Book of the Moment "I can use one word to describe this book. Shocking. I never wanted to stop reading and stayed up until midnight to finish because it was so wonderful." Flamingnet Student Reviewer BAD GIRLS CLUB has received numerous STARRED REVIEWS and has been recommended to readers by over 20 reviewers. READER, LIBRARIAN AND REVIEWER COMMENTS "Gregerson kept me in her clutches with her true to life description of what it is like to live in a totally dysfunctional family due to mental illness. It brought to light the sadness and dangers children of the mentally ill face each and every day. What a powerful book she has written. I cannot get this book out of my mind." Kathy Spielman Sr. Library Media Technician Yorba Linda, California "Disturbing and raw, Gregerson's intimate look at how one teen deals with her mother's mental illness will capture readers like a train wreck; then lift them up like news of courageous survivors. Powerful, powerful work." Kelly Milner Halls Freelance Reviewer "This book is intense, intense, intense. I’ve never read another book like it. Amazing. Ms. Gregerson’s writing is so real that I felt Destiny’s suffocation and had to take the break that Destiny couldn’t. But I cared so much for her, I couldn’t leave it alone. Destiny would draw me back, again and again. The writing is beautiful and poetic. I cannot think of any another book that I've read where in the middle of reading I realize I have to relax and breathe. Breathe. Wow. It was an incredible read that will stay with me for a long time to come." Candycana, Live Journal About the book: Destiny doesn't tell her friends what goes on at home. Neither does her little sister. In fact, her little sister doesn't talk at all anymore. Destiny has a secret. She’s been told not to tell anyone what happened to her, her little sister, and her mother at Crater Lake. Or that her mother is mentally ill and hits her little sister. But the secret is killing her and every day she remembers the bad thing she did at Crater Lake. Her boyfriend, Joshua, and best friend, Chloe, don’t understand. When she pulls away from them, and refuses to leave the house, they don’t realize that she’s trying to fix the mistake she made. They only know that she’s slipping away. But trying to hold her family together doesn’t work. Destiny feels a darkness in the house and when Mom gets out of the psychiatric hospital, it takes over. First it attacks her little sister, and then it comes for her. Destiny has to choose whether to expose the lies and the darkness or tell the truth about what happened at Crater Lake. Can the truth really set her free? Or will she remain what her mother has always called her--a bad girl? |
Always follow your passion because it's the fire that will take you where you want to go. "Bad Girls Club is an exceptional book. It was perfect in many ways, but also very very sad. Incredibly sad. But worth the read. I would recommend you read this book as soon as possible." Teen Tuesday    Reviews (36 KB)"This book is a must read for school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses and all those interested in providing education and intervention for youngsters trapped in similar family dynamics and unable to free themselves." Jan Tkaczyk MA School Counselors Assoc. Adjunct Professor, UMass. Boston   "...you won't be able to put it down." Relate Magazine ___________________ BAD GIRLS CLUB held in the *top 10* on 5 Amazon Bestseller Lists for twelve weeks! ___________________ |
