Other editions of book The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss

Unabridged, multi-voiced recording. This multiple-viewpoint novel explores several days in the life of a middle school clique that suddenly shuns one of its members. With poignant, painful detail the author takes us into the mind of each girl involved, brilliantly illuminating the problem of girl-on-girl meanness. Must listening for middle school girls—and the parents who love them!

Five friends (Maya, Renee, Brianna, Darcy and Candace) test each others loyalty as Candace plays a game to decides who's in the group and who's out. Maya wakes one day to discover she's no longer part of the clique when she tries to find a friend to take to Magic Mountain. Maya's been ousted and all the other friends are having a sleepover to celebrate, although the others aren't sure why Maya is out. Each girl narrates a chapter in turn as they struggle to listen to their own consciences and please the ringleader. This book examines home and school life along with the structure of cliques.

Maya thought she had the greatest friends in the world. But suddenly, BAM!, she's out of the group, with no idea why her friends have dropped her. The listener will find out, though, as the story of why Maya has been shunned unfolds through five skillfully intertwined, sometimes scorching, first person narratives. With uncanny precision and unsparing accuracy, Amy Goldman Koss explores the world of middle school cliques, and exposes the "mean girl" phenomenon in this insightful look at the real world behind the headlines.

The girls: Maya, Brianna, Darcy, Renee?and popular, fascinating, dangerous Candace. Five friends ruled by one ringleader who plays games to test their loyalty?and then decides who's in the group and who's out. Each of the girls has her say in this fast-paces and absolute believable novel set in the war zone of middle school cliques. The author of the highly appraised The Ashwater Experience, Amy Koss has once again crafted a "truly original piece of fiction brimming with humor and insight. " (Starred Horn Book Review for The Ashwater Experience)

Maya thought she had the greatest friends in the world. But suddenly, BAM! , she's out of the group, with no idea of why her friends have dropped her. The listener will find out, though, as the story of why Maya has been shunned unfolds through five skillfully intertwined, sometimes scorching, first person narratives. With uncanny precision and unsparing accuracy, Amy Goldman Koss explores the world of middle school cliques, and exposes the “mean girl” phenomenon in this insightful look at the real world behind the headlines. Amy Goldman Koss is the author of several novels for young readers, including The Ashwater Experiment and Stranger in Dadland. She lives in Glendale, California with her husband, two children, and numerous pets. CAST: Gabrielle Barry-Caulfield, Daniel Bostick, Bruce Coville, Joanna D'Aloisio, Taylor Gray, Emily Holgate, Kate Huddleston, Betty Ann Kram, Tara Lawton, Carrie Manolakos, Meredith Mancini, Leslie Noble, Andrew Pollack, Tessa Streeter, Carmen Viviano-Crafts and Juno Wright