{"product_id":"9780702318467","title":"Like a Girl","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Westcott, Rebecca \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral fiction (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 April 2024 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 20 | 242g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful, contemporary teen novel about the courage to be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyourself in the face of online and in-school peer pressure,  from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe co-author of Can You See Me? - perfect for fans of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamsin Winter, Holly Bourne and Moxie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Eden McCoy doesn't fit in. All she's good at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis running, and she doesn't even dare join the track team. Her priority\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis to stay in the shadows and avoid the Glossies -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea ruthless clique of girls who use social media to punish and humiliate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir targets, led by their queen Bea and her sidekick Mikki.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one day, Eden breaks her vow to stay unnoticed: she beats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrack star Mikki in a race. This bold move captures the attention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Bea, who decides Eden needs to either prove her loyalty and become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eone of the Glossies - or suffer the consequences. And so The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTesting begins...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Eden is challenged to play a cruel prank on another kid or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave that same act inflicted on her, her will is pushed to the limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only thing keeping her afloat is an unexpected connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a boy called Riley, a fellow runner who messages her online.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how deep does The Testing run? And how long until Eden breaks?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharply written, grippingly entertaining and moving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estory that explores the joy to be found in running, sports and exercise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- as well as in community, real friendship and solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Inspired by research into real teen opinions about the risks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand benefits of social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Empathetically explores the different ways girls can be 'put\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein boxes' and the pressure to act in a way that society or their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeers expect of them, with a touching mother-daughter relationship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45438371496195,"sku":"9780702318467","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780702318467.jpg?v=1731335160","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780702318467","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}