Girls Like Us
Girls Like Us by Randi Pink, published by Square Fish on January 19, 2021, is a Young Adult Fiction novel that explores the lives of four teenage girls facing unplanned pregnancies. Set against the backdrop of 1972 rural Georgia, the narrative intertwines their distinct stories, highlighting the complexities of their situations and the societal challenges they encounter. The book spans 320 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will find a poignant examination of personal choices and the impact of societal expectations on young women. Each character—Izella, Missippi, and Susan—navigates her unique circumstances, revealing the diverse experiences surrounding pregnancy and the right to choose one’s future. The themes of social issues and the experiences of girls and women in the United States are central to the narrative, making it a relevant exploration of personal agency and resilience.
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In Girls Like Us, Randi Pink masterfully weaves four lives into a larger story–as timely as ever–about a woman’s right to choose her future.
Four teenage girls. Four different stories. What they all have in common is that they’re dealing with unplanned pregnancies.
In 1972 rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she’s pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn’t fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final narrator, Susan, who is white and the daughter of an anti-choice senator.
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