The Burning

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Obviously, I’m not saying that bringing these topics into conversation isn’t good, just that frequently they cover common, if not very talked about, knowledge without any deep understanding of the generation they aim to write about and teens in general. Long story short: in those books it’s very hard to relate at all to the character.

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I received this eProof for free from Simon & Schuster Children's Books via NetGalley for the purposes of providing an honest review. I can't deny that this book had an effect on me. The author captures Anna's fear, shame and frustration as she is confronted with constant double standards. It's also very British, and I related a lot more to the high school culture here than I do when reading American YA. Some parts hit very close to home. I recognized such moments as this one: opowieść o plotce, o niszczącej sile słowa, o samotności w cierpieniu. Do bólu współczesna i miejscami mrożąca krew w żyłach – „Spalona” Laury Bates, którą mogłyby przeczytać wszystkie dorastające dziewczyny oraz każdy, kto z dorastającymi, współczesnymi dzieciakami ma na co dzień do czynienia. The compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up. Despite working in a school, I found the cruelty and language used by the teenage characters almost incredible, although my student reviewers assured me it comes as standard.

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I waited to read something brave, heart throbbing, soul searching, provocative and powerful story! But what I get is a spiral of girl’s self-hatred and depression with awkward, nonsense dialogues embellished with supernatural elements and not so heart wrenching but artificial ending pissed me off. Bates's powerful debut roars with feminist themes and #MeToo awareness... A smart, explosive examination of gender discrimination and its ramifications.’

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At least that’s what she thinks … until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story has terrifying parallels to Anna’s own… A distrarla dalla sua vecchia vita arriva anche una scoperta fatta per portare a termine un progetto scolastico, e la vita della ragazza si intreccia a quella di Maggie, una donna vissuta nel 1600 accusata di stregoneria. After Everyday Sexism, Bates published several more books about sexism. Bates is a contributor to The Guardian, [7] The Independent [8] and other publications. She is a contributor to the New York–based Women Under Siege Project. [9] Honours and awards [ edit ] A smart, explosive examination of gender discrimination and its ramifications." — Publishers Weekly Laura works closely with politicians, schools and universities worldwide, as well as bodies from the United Nations to the Council of Europe to combat gender inequality. She is also Contributor to Women Under Siege, a New York-based organisation working against the use of rape as a tool of war in conflict zones worldwide, and she is Patron of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support, part of the Rape Crisis network.Everyday Sexism activist and founder of Raspberry Pi elected as Honorary Fellows of St John's". St John's College, University of Cambridge. 9 May 2020 . Retrieved 19 November 2022. Special thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire to share this ARC COPY with me in exchange my honest review. I wish I could love it more. And does this kind of moving and heartbreaking story really need supernatural elements to attract readers’ attention. Nope! I don’t think so. This powerful young adult novel by the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project is a necessary book every young adult needs.