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标题：Children and Young Adult Book Review High School Girls Like Us
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作者：Helene Halstead ; Stephanie Wallace
期刊名称：Journal of Language and Literacy Education
印刷版ISSN：1559-9035
出版年度：2015
卷号：11
期号：1
页码：163
出版社：The University of Georgia
摘要：Biddy and Quincy share their stories, which becomes their story, through alternating chapters of Girls Like Us (Giles, 2014). As is implied in the title, our two protagonists feel they are different than other girls, yet their stories of hope, worry, support and understanding will resonate with most readers. The story begins as the girls are graduating high school, the only two "speddies" to do so that year. Through the school's special education department, the girls are provided with a place to live in exchange for cooking and cleaning an older woman's home. This is where the adventure of life begins and by the end we are all hoping for the girls to continue their life adventures together. While this book is truly a study of the characters, Giles shows us who they are through both big and small moments; the girls tell us who they are as they navigate their experiences.