Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

Regina Afton seemingly has it all. Her best friend is Anna, the head of the most popular clique in school; The Fearsome Fivesome, she has a steady boyfriend named Josh, and gets invited to the best parties. However, toward the end of her senior year, Regina attends a party that changes everything.

After entrusting her secret to someone she should not have, Regina's friends begin to give her the "freeze-out". This freeze-out isn't just a simple 'we're not friends anymore' type... this kind does damage. Constantly bullied and ridiculed, Regina longs for any type of friendship just so she doesn't have to feel so alone.

Enter Michael Hayden. Having lost his mother in a terrible freak accident the year before, and having been the subject of countless cruel rumors and pranks by Regina and her friends, he is reluctant to even speak to Regina. Like everyone else, he absolutely hates her. Can Regina find a way to win over Michael's friendship? Or is she just destined to spend the rest of senior year in pain... or possibly just end it all?

Some Girls Are is a novel that basically takes the premise of Mean Girls and kicks it into overdrive. It is very intense, sad, and sickening. The worst part, however, is that no matter how the scenarios are exaggerated, it is still rings true. Every school has that one clique that no one likes, but everyone has to pretend to worship for fear of retaliation. A fantastic book that will leave the reader with a sense of "Do Something". To anyone reading this review, if you or someone you know is being bullied, please please please seek help. No one has the right to treat anyone like garbage or make them feel useless.

-Sam