Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

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Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white girl living on the margins, thinks she has little reason to live: her father drowned himself; her bereft and abusive mother kicked her out; her best friend, Ellis, is nearly brain dead after cutting too deeply; and she's gone through unspeakable experiences living on the street. Purity culture is a disease and my heart breaks for younger me and so many other girls wrapped and tangled in its web. This condition is apparently more common in victims of sexual trauma AND people who grew up in religious traditions with intense purity teachings.

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. It was not until past page 30 that it became interesting and then fascinating, then essential reading. I loved Sasha as a character and it surprises me every time how Goffney can create such beautiful, loving and supportive side characters that are instrumental to the protagonist finding themselves. Aleman’s narrative joins the ranks of heart-wrenching stories of migrant families who have been separated.Monique's] journey toward recognizing her own value is hard-won, and her awareness of her own worth, when it comes, feels like a true victory.

The friendships and sisterhood shown in this book was so needed and I loved how by the end of this it wasn’t just focused on the romance but about curating an entire community. We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. Luckily, in this day and age, it seems like parenting styles and methods are evolving and I'm very grateful for that. My mum has expressed to me her regrets for the way she parented me throughout the earlier stages of my life and though we have all grown and evolved, sometimes, unfortunately, those chages take place too late. i love a class clown and reggie reminded me of too many of the class clowns i had a crush on in high school.In high school, she challenged herself with to-do lists full of risk-taking items like 'hug a random boy' and 'eat a cricket', which inspired her debut novel, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry . opowieść o niezdrowej religijności, dorastaniu, odkrywaniu siebie, roli edukacji seksualnej, braku dostępu do opieki medycznej, budowaniu relacji zarówno w rodzinie jak i w przyjaźni, nadziei.

Brimming with inspiring messages about shedding shame and feeling positive about sex, and driven by a magnificent heroine whose journey to selfhood enlightens as it entertains, Joya Goffney’s Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl is laden with heart, hilarity and a whole lot of helpful information. I think any young adult readers are going to love Mo, the secondary characters like Sasha and Reggie, as well as the ultimate message, know your body and it's okay to say no if you don't want to have sex.

I grew up hearing that I must do something "because [I] said so" or "I know better because im the mother", etc, and this book explores what can happen when youth are raised with these antiquated and rigid rules. To win him back Monique plans to resolve the “issue” with help from the only people she can turn to—frenemy (and fellow church girl) Sasha and the town’s resident bad boy Reggie. Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl follows the teenage daughter of a pastor who is supposed be perfect and wait til she's married to have sex.