“ Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period. Caitlin Flanagan
“ Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence. Caitlin Flanagan
“ At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhorts them to think of themselves as sexually disposable creatures. Caitlin Flanagan
