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Amy Reed’s ‘’The ''The Nowhere Girls’’ Girls'' is another timely novel that aims to educate young women about feminism - a very hot political topic at the moment. It sees Grace, Erin and Rosina - three extremely socially awkward teenagers - unite to create a movement, known as The Nowhere Girls, which will challenge the sexist culture at their school. In the process, they hope to get justice for Lucy, a local girl who was forced to leave town as a result of the abuse she received after truthfully accusing three of her male peers of gang rape.
As someone who is still a student, I love the fact a Young adult novel is finally tackling what I would call ‘the elephant in the classroom’: the normalisation of rape culture amongst teenagers. Sadly, many scenes in this book felt as though they really could have occurred at the high school I attended, including the abuse Lucy suffered for coming forward with her story, and the accusations that rape is somehow the victim’s fault if she has dared to drink alcohol. In my own experience, these were views held by many students at the school I attended.
