"Tough Girl" by Libby Heily
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"Tough Girl" by Libby Heily
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Tough Girl is a an endearing book about a young girl named Reggie. Reggie is left to fend for herself because her mother Mona spends most her time in her own mind.
Tough Girl was written by author Libby Heily and is her first novel. Heily is known for her short stories.
This is a fiction book based on a young girl in 7th grade. Reggie has no friends, has never met her father, encounters bullies and her mother is mentally incapable of taking care of her. She has to fend for herself, including dumpster diving for food. Reggie has been neglected most of her life and doesn't know what it feels like to be loved. Reggie was creating her own story in her head about a girl named Tough Girl who she called TG. TG was Reggie's way of dealing with the stress of her life.
Mona, Reggie's mother escapes into her own mind. She spends days at a time starring at an alarm clock with the static noise on high. When Mona isn't stuck on the couch, she's out walking around in a daze or out gambling what little money they have. Mona neglects to keep food in the apartment for Reggie and never cleans. The more I read about Mona's neglect the angrier I was at her. I felt outraged that a mother could treat her daughter that way. Reggie was more of an adult than Mona. Reggie did her best to take care of her mother and herself. She was more afraid of going into foster care than staying in such a situation. I cried for her on many occasions.
I became emotionally invested in Reggie. I found it very hard to put down the book once I started reading it. The story line grabbed my attention in a vice grib and refused to let go until I was at the end of the book. I didn't want to set it down and lost several hours of sleep because I couldn't stop reading. The author threw in several curve balls that I didn't expect and was shock to read but they only made the book that much more interesting. I couldn't wait to find out what happened next to Reggie and TG. I absolutely loved Tough Girl and will be recommending it to all. Tough Girl is a very memorable book because of all Reggie's struggles as well as the curve balls thrown out.
Reading a book about a little girl who was neglected to such extreme was heart wrenching. Reggie's story was so sad. Even the happy moments were over shadowed by the sadness Reggie constantly feels. Reggie trust no one and lives her life afraid. She's afraid Mona will never snap out of it, that Mona will be hurt when shes out on one of er dazed walk, that Mona will someday not return. Reggie holds onto the idea that at least she's not going through life alone, that at least she has Mona. Its sad to that Reggie feels that Mona is there for her when in fact she is alone. I was disgusted that Reggie had to dumpster dive just to eat on several occasions. It wasn't the act that was the worst part for me, but the fact that because her mother didn't care enough about her to feed her. I instantly hated Mona from the start and by the end of the story my feelings were 500 times worse.
"Tough Girl" gets a 4 out of 4 star rating from me.
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Tough Girl was written by author Libby Heily and is her first novel. Heily is known for her short stories.
This is a fiction book based on a young girl in 7th grade. Reggie has no friends, has never met her father, encounters bullies and her mother is mentally incapable of taking care of her. She has to fend for herself, including dumpster diving for food. Reggie has been neglected most of her life and doesn't know what it feels like to be loved. Reggie was creating her own story in her head about a girl named Tough Girl who she called TG. TG was Reggie's way of dealing with the stress of her life.
Mona, Reggie's mother escapes into her own mind. She spends days at a time starring at an alarm clock with the static noise on high. When Mona isn't stuck on the couch, she's out walking around in a daze or out gambling what little money they have. Mona neglects to keep food in the apartment for Reggie and never cleans. The more I read about Mona's neglect the angrier I was at her. I felt outraged that a mother could treat her daughter that way. Reggie was more of an adult than Mona. Reggie did her best to take care of her mother and herself. She was more afraid of going into foster care than staying in such a situation. I cried for her on many occasions.
I became emotionally invested in Reggie. I found it very hard to put down the book once I started reading it. The story line grabbed my attention in a vice grib and refused to let go until I was at the end of the book. I didn't want to set it down and lost several hours of sleep because I couldn't stop reading. The author threw in several curve balls that I didn't expect and was shock to read but they only made the book that much more interesting. I couldn't wait to find out what happened next to Reggie and TG. I absolutely loved Tough Girl and will be recommending it to all. Tough Girl is a very memorable book because of all Reggie's struggles as well as the curve balls thrown out.
Reading a book about a little girl who was neglected to such extreme was heart wrenching. Reggie's story was so sad. Even the happy moments were over shadowed by the sadness Reggie constantly feels. Reggie trust no one and lives her life afraid. She's afraid Mona will never snap out of it, that Mona will be hurt when shes out on one of er dazed walk, that Mona will someday not return. Reggie holds onto the idea that at least she's not going through life alone, that at least she has Mona. Its sad to that Reggie feels that Mona is there for her when in fact she is alone. I was disgusted that Reggie had to dumpster dive just to eat on several occasions. It wasn't the act that was the worst part for me, but the fact that because her mother didn't care enough about her to feed her. I instantly hated Mona from the start and by the end of the story my feelings were 500 times worse.
"Tough Girl" gets a 4 out of 4 star rating from me.
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I think I would really like this one.
