Tag: McGinnis
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A Review of The Female of the Species
It’s a fact that males are more prone to violence than females. Indeed, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, males account for 78.9 percent of the violent crimes committed in this country. But if nearly 80 percent of violent crimes are committed by males, around 20 percent are committed by females, which prompts one…
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The Last Laugh: A Review
In The Last Laugh (Katherine Tegen Books, 2022), Mindy McGinnis answers the questions left open at the end of The Initial Insult and reveals a different — and often negative — side of the characters who appeared in the first book of her duology. Three storylines form the core of The Last Laugh. First is…
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A Review of The Initial Insult
There are YA authors who hesitate to offend readers by showing them the ugly side of high school life, who shy away from the wrenching, painful issues facing today’s teenagers. Mindy McGinnis is, without doubt, NOT one of these writers. Ms. McGinnis confronts these issues and seizes them in a way that is compelling and…