From the Bookshelf of Mock Printz 2026…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
October: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
By Jenna · 7 posts · 145 views
By Jenna · 7 posts · 145 views
last updated Jan 20, 2017 08:21PM
What Members Thought
Sarah is an artist and she is searching for what's original and true. Sarah's parents have a toxic marriage. They've lived a lifetime of shrugging (Chet) and flipping off (Helen). Older brother, Bruce, has been gone from the family for six years, after a particularly disastrous family trip to Mexico. Skipping school has given Sarah a chance to wander and wonder; having an existential breakdown. She often carries an umbrella to keep bullshit from raining down. Yes, there has been a tipping point,
...more
Dec 20, 2016
Barbara
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
education,
bullies,
facing-fears,
school,
community,
families,
identity,
self-esteem,
alcohol,
resilience
Author A. S. King always takes me to places I expect to go, but then as I am willingly going along for the ride, it turns out that I'm not really gong where I thought I was. In this case, the protagonist of her story is sixteen-year-old Sarah, a talented artist who decides to quit attending classes since there's nothing for her to learn there. As she holes up in her room and later wanders the streets, it becomes clear that she's been enduring harassment from her peers and teacher, but that somet
...more
I really liked this one. Not as much as Glory O'Brian or Reality Boy, but I really liked it.
...more
Jun 02, 2016
Colleen Scidmore
marked it as to-read
Sep 20, 2016
Missy
marked it as to-read
Sep 24, 2016
Cynthia Shutts
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2016
Kat Drennan-Scace
marked it as to-read
Oct 25, 2016
Katie
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2016
Jennifer
is currently reading it
Nov 13, 2016
Wendy
marked it as to-read
Nov 29, 2016
Courtney
marked it as put-aside
Dec 31, 2016
Diana
added it





















