Tori Taylor tries to avoid Kylee and her wolfpack but when their bullying targets Tori’s quiet friend, she feels guilty and wishes she could do more. But Kylee and her pack have the teachers snowed into thinking she’s a saint—a part she plays so easily, and Tori doesn’t want to become their next target. When an awkward new girl comes to Gold Country Middle School, Kylee and her pack tear into her, leaving Tori and her two friends alone. But Tori’s guilt grows, the bullying escalates, and Tory must decide if she will stand by and let it happen, or take a risk and take a stand.
So Not Okay, is a cool story and a realistic dramatization of middle school bullying among girls. This, the first book in the Mean Girl Makeover Series, is from an introverted bystander’s point of view. Readers will feel the fear and frustration as she experiences the pack’s bullying and grow with her as she learns how to deal with bullies from an interesting adult who has walked the same road and overcome against greater opposition. So Not Okay is an entertaining and informative read with a Code for Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being in the last chapter.
Age Range: 8 and up
Genre: Contemporary, Bullying
Series: Mean Girl Makeover, Book 1 of 3
Thomas Nelson, 2014
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