Rachel simmons is currently considered a single author. This is a book that can truly help you reach and assist the young girls in your life. Thes, now adult women, expressed regret over their behavior when they were younger. Aug 03, 2011 rachel simmons, bestselling author of odd girl speaks out and the curse of the good girl, is an educator and cofounder of the girls leadership institute. This is a few days old by now, but one thing that will never get old is the sight of rachel simmons taking her clothes off and seeing her nude. Odd girl out author rachel simmons talks to jessica bennett about her reissued book and what drives girl bullying. The national bestseller odd girl out exposed a hidden culture of cruelty that had always been quietly endured by american girls. In odd girl out, rachel simmons focuses on these interactions and provides language for the indirect aggression that runs through the lives and friendships of girls.
When odd girl out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a longoverdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Sep 06, 20 what parents are saying about enough as we are, a live online parenting course with rachel simmons duration. In odd girl out, rachel simmons provides an excellent resource for both parents and educators. Simmons spent a year interviewing women and girls about their experiences with bullying, and what. The hidden culture of aggression in girls, the first book to explore the phenomenon of bullying among girls.
The entire thing is impossibly melodramatic, including simmons account of her own bullyingone day, one girl told the other kids not to play with her. Raising authentic girls with courage and confidence. An experienced curriculum writer and educator, simmons rose to worldwide attention with two groundbreaking new york times bestsellers. Author rachel simmons interviewed 300 girls and dozens of grown women to uncover a startling truth. Rachel simmons is the author of the new york times bestsellers odd girl out. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Odd girl out was made into a tv film starring alexa vega.
On monday morning in the upper school building, students congregated languidly, catching up on the weekend, while others sat kneestochest on the floor, flipping through. This absence of attention to girl bullying motivated simmons to interact with girls from. Nov 06, 2010 in odd girl out, rachel simmons focuses on these interactions and provides language for the indirect aggression that runs through the lives and friendships of girls. The hidden culture of aggression in girls, and the curse of the good girl.
Odd girl out by rachel simmons revised edition the newly revised and updated edition of odd girl out is a must have for every person who is parenting or educating a girl. Simmons examines the problem in this vitally important book. Today, the dirty looks, taunting notes, jealousy and social exclusion that plague girls friendships have gained new momentum in cyberspace. This absence of attention to girl bullying motivated simmons to interact with. Odd girl out odd girl out audiobook, by rachel simmons. Get odd girl out the hidden culture of aggression in girls rachel simmons pdf file for free from our online library. A victim herself of a third grade bully, she recounts the events of her eighth year as if they happened yesterday. Simmons is the girls research scholar in residence at the hewitt school in new york city, new york. A rhodes scholar, she has appeared on today, oprah, and other major shows, including her. Hmh book clubs find great new books for your reading group. The hidden culture of aggression in girls, which was adapted into a highly acclaimed lifetime television movie, ignited a longoverdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying in the age of social media. Cofounder of girls leadership, a national nonprofit, she is a leadership development specialist at smith college, and is the girls research scholar in residence at the hewitt school.
The hidden culture of aggression in girls with the curse of the good girl. According to 27yearold new yorker rachel simmons, little sisters are doin it to themselves, not for themselves. As a direct and honest response to this book, communicate your own ideas and impressions about girl bullying in a short storyor else express them in a poem, depict them in a drawing or painting, or set them to music. In previous years, many books were not written about bullying conducted by girls, but mostly on the physical and violent demeanor of bullying by boys. Read online now odd girl out the hidden culture of aggression in girls rachel simmons ebook pdf at our library. They have spent their lives growing internally dependent on external rewards. Book odd girl out by rachel simmons figurative language. Odd girl out is a lesbian pulp fiction novel written in 1957 by ann bannon pseudonym of ann weldy. The hidden culture of aggression in girls, simmons argues that our society refuses to give young females access to open conflict.
Apr 01, 2003 rachel simmons, bestselling author of odd girl speaks out and the curse of the good girl, is an educator and cofounder of the girls leadership institute. Simmons works internationally with girls, parents, and teachers to develop strategies to address bullying and to empower girls. Rachel simmons is the author of the new york times bestseller odd girl out. Odd girl out, a book originally introduced on the oprah show with the then grown women who were the bullies in high school and junior highmiddle school. Dec 17, 2015 rachel simmons, bestselling author of odd girl speaks out and the curse of the good girl, is an educator and cofounder of the girls leadership institute. Jun 27, 2010 in odd girl out, rachel simmons provides an excellent resource for both parents and educators. Odd girl out provides awareness for advisors and coaches alike as it explores the mysterious underworld of female aggression in the formative years. Your pain can be brief or lasting, visible to all or none, with one or many. May 12, 2007 in odd girl out rachel simmons attempts to contextualize and explain the many indirect ways school aged girls express anger. Today the dirty looks, taunting notes and social exclusion that plague girls friendships have gained new momentum in cyberspace.
April 10 our guest is rachel simmons, featured guest on nbcs dateline last night, and author of odd girl out. Independent reading summary the odd girl out, by rachel simmons, is a nonfiction book that revolves around the hidden culture of aggression in girls. So invested is this author in this subject that she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This new york times bestseller exposes the hidden culture of aggression in girls. These exchanges take place within intimate circlesthe importance of friends and the fear of losing them is key. Still, this anthologys target audience is the girl in trouble, and simmons has some decent advice. On new years eve, 11 yearold hannah, a friends daughter, sat on a stool in my kitchen and said she was worried about her friend megan. A graduate of vassar college in 1998, simmons won a. For rachel simmons, odd girl out is a labor of love. Rachel simmons is the author of two bestselling books about adolescent girls, odd girl out. As rachel simmons toured the country, these girls found their voices and spoke to her about their pain.
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Like girls like caroline and lily are constantly performing, as much for the good girl they think they should be as for the adults and peers who look on. One of the longest, quietest ways to be the odd girl out is to be friends with two girls who are closer to each other than to you. Many of the people she interviewed carry the same baggage far into their adult lives. A rhodes scholar, she has appeared on today, oprah, and other major shows, including her own pbs special, and writes frequently for teen vogue. It is the first in a series of pulp fiction novels that eventually came to be known as the beebo brinker chronicles. The hidden culture of aggression in girls and the curse of the good girl. Book rachel simmons for speaking, events and appearances. I had mixed emotions about the novel odd girl out written by rachel simmons. Rachel simmons by rachel simmons accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. This is a must read for every parent of daughters ages 11 18 and school teachers of those ages.
Raising authentic girls with courage and confidence buy this book. When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long su.
A bookshelf of books have been taunting me since august, but this is the one i had to read first. Aug 31, 2009 following up her bestselling book odd girl out. The schools were in two urban areas and a small town. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
In this revised and updated edition, educator and bullying expert rachel simmons gives girls, parents and. I enjoyed how the book went into depth about such a unique and overlooked topic of aggression in girls. Rachel simmons uses each chapter to investigate various means and methods to bullying in the world of girls and presents insight into the potential destructive tendencies of female social circles. Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. They wanted to talk, and they werent the only ones. The hidden culture of aggression in girls by journalist rachel simmons is a 2002 work of nonfiction that explores the ways in which girls express their anger in a culture that tends to accept the obvious aggressive acts of boys such as physical confrontations, but tends to encourage a more subtle handling of such feelings in girls.
Buy odd girl out unabridged by simmons, rachel isbn. Many of the interviews consisted of discussion groups with girls in schools. Raising authentic girls with courage and confidence, author rachel simmons argues that girls are taught early on to suppress their emotions and not to live as loudly as they might be inclined to. In rachel simmons book, odd girl out, she describes some of the stories that she heard while going from school to school to talk about girls who were bullied.
To research and interview girls about bullying in odd girl out, simmons spent over three years in a total of 10 different schools. Rachel talks to the today show about the newly revised odd. Revised and updated with new material on cyberbullying and helping girls handle the dangers of life online when odd girl out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a longoverdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Simmons spent a year interviewing women and girls about their experiences with bullying, and what simmons calls alternative aggressions. An educator and curriculum writer, rachel develops programs for the wurtele center for work and life at smith college, and works with schools and universities. Girls write about bullies, cliques, popularity, and jealousy the curse of the good girl. It was originally published in 1957 by gold medal books, again in 1983 by naiad press, and again in 2001 by cleis press. What parents are saying about enough as we are, a live online parenting course with rachel simmons duration. If you have daughters, you need to read odd girl out, by rachel simmons. How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of 37 copies a girls life 2009 film 1. Rachel simmons is the author of the new york times bestsellers odd girl out and the curse of the good girl, and enough as she is. Take a fresh and creative approach to what you have learned, about yourself and about all girls and young women, from odd girl out.
Similes and metaphors are littered through out the book, along with a lot of other ones. The hidden culture of aggression in girls paperback bargain price, august 3, 2011. Aug 08, 2011 odd girl out npr coverage of odd girl out. Poised to reach a wider audience in paperback, including the teenagers who are its subject, odd girl out puts the spotlight on this issue, using reallife examples from. Simmons gives techniques for navigating the world of facebook and tween texting supported by reallife accounts essential when almost 40% of young people report being cyberbullied. With this book rachel simmons elevated the nations consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents, counselors, and teachers how to deal with this devastating problem. These days, the selfie and its main outlet, instagram, generally come in for much adult loathing. This was the first book i grabbed once my fall classes were over. Rachel simmons, bestselling author of odd girl speaks out and the curse of the good girl, is an educator and cofounder of the girls leadership institute. How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.