It’s such a silly read, but Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. The premise is that a plane of teen beauty queens crashes on a remote island and the girls have to take care of themselves and all the crazy antics that ensue. It’s very over the top and fun. But also, I was very much a “not like the other girls” girl in high school, and that book taught me how to give everyone some grace and recognize the strengths in those around me as we were all just figuring out who we wanted to be. I have a signed copy in my bookshelf that I still re-read every now and then.
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It’s such a silly read, but Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. The premise is that a plane of teen beauty queens crashes on a remote island and the girls have to take care of themselves and all the crazy antics that ensue. It’s very over the top and fun. But also, I was very much a “not like the other girls” girl in high school, and that book taught me how to give everyone some grace and recognize the strengths in those around me as we were all just figuring out who we wanted to be. I have a signed copy in my bookshelf that I still re-read every now and then.
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Still a teenager but Catcher and The Rye