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Bad Girls Club de Judy Gregerson
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Bad Girls Club (edição: 2007)

de Judy Gregerson

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As her mother spirals deeper into madness and her father denies there is a serious problem, seventeen-year-old Destiny struggles to keep herself and her five-year-old sister from being overcome by the darkness that dwells in their house.
Membro:GeniusJen
Título:Bad Girls Club
Autores:Judy Gregerson
Informação:Blooming Tree Press (2007), Hardcover, 288 pages
Coleções:TRT Reviews
Avaliação:*****
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

The cycle of abuse is one of society's seemingly incurable ills. One generation passes its violence on to the next. Destiny and her sister, Cassidy, are victims of this tragic cycle.

BAD GIRLS CLUB focuses on one such family. Destiny is in high school attempting to entertain thoughts of her future, but her present seems to become more demanding of her time. Destiny's mother has long been suffering from mental illness. Her mood swings and depression result in rough times for five-year-old Cassidy. Destiny has realized, since the birth of her younger sibling, that her mother has never loved the little girl. Neglect and physical abuse have become normal behavior.

Most children could rely on the other parent for some sort of protection; however, in Destiny's case her father's focus is always on his wife's well-being and not that of his children. He realizes his wife needs help, but he's unwilling to take the necessary steps to find her the help she desperately needs. Instead he relies on Destiny's help to care for her and to keep the truth of their lives hidden.

With the use of flashbacks, Gregerson reveals the history of abuse which has caused Destiny's mother to continue the behavior toward her own children. The arrival of Destiny's grandmother offers a promise of better things to come. But will Grandmother's help even be welcomed -- and will it be too late?

BAD GIRLS CLUB by Judy Gregerson tells a heartbreaking story. Unfortunately, it is a story told much too often. Readers will feel the fear and frustration as Destiny tries to do her best to keep loving her mother and at the same time keep her younger sister safe. This book will help those who have suffered a similar situation and open the eyes of those who haven't. ( )
  GeniusJen | Oct 9, 2009 |
Living with someone who is suffering from severe mental illness is difficult at best. When a child is trying to cope with it in the one person they love and depend on most in the world, a parent, it is devastating. Bad Girls Club portrays this in the intense, unrelenting story of a teenager trying to survive in a family disintegrating. Judy Gregerson holds nothing back in her hard hitting novel.

Destiny wants to be a typical teenager, who hangs out with friends, can have summer job and a boy friend. But her home life makes this impossible. Her mother has always been unstable, unpredictable but it has spiraled into so much more. Her mental illness is out of control. Destiny feels she must stay home to protect her little sister, Cassidy. As her mother’s whole world closes into night time in one room of the house, Destiny’s future begin to seem just as limited.
There is also a story line relating to an event that happened in the past at Crater Lake. Most of the book is told in present, first person so the continual references back to that event add drama and suspense to the story. The reader’s imagination is brought into play to try to figure out what exactly happened there to so affect Destiny. This is a writing technique that can be artificial and trite. But Gregerson uses to its full potential.

The characters are rough enough to be honest. The strength of the book is its realism. There is no sugar coating anyone in the book to become what they should not. The father is not able to cope with the reality. The grandmother tries to do what is right but she is not able to change what is happening. Destiny’s friend knows what is happening but, as would be true for most teenagers, tried to abide by Destiny’s request not to tell. In a story as vivid as this one the characters must be well executed to hold the action. Gregerson has been able to hold them to that standard. Destiny, as the main character, evokes both caring and sympathy without becoming pathetic. Cassidy is the character that brings out the tears as the younger one drowning in a situation she can not understand.

Bad Girls Club does not skimp on drama but does not wallow in it either. It builds to a climax that is not unexpected yet is still powerful. ( )
  FrontStreet | Mar 29, 2008 |
Like any teen, Destiny just wants a normal life. She’d love to get a summer job, hang out with her best friend, Chloe, and her boyfriend, but she can’t. Instead her life is spent caring for her younger sister, Cassidy, and insane mother. The father uses guilt and fear to manipulate Destiny, mentally keeping her a prisoner.

The darkness of this mental illness was so strong in the story that it manifested itself. At first, Destiny thought she was imagining things until the shadows started to follow her mother around, fueling her madness. When she finds her sister taking to an imaginary friend with black wings who flies and plans to cut their mother up into pieces, she realizes this madness is spreading like a disease. Slowly, this darkness tries to take her away too.

As the story unfolds, I begin to wonder why their mother isn’t in a mental health facility and then memories of Andrea Yates hit. Do you know that the American Anthropological Association stated in 2005 more than 200 women kill their children in the US every year? These are the cases where a death has occurred and therefore is news worthy. What about those children who aren’t killed and have to live through this mess? “Bad Girls Club” is a work of fiction, but it’s definitely not a far fetched story.

Kudos to Judy Gregerson for bringing a story like this to the surface where it can be discussed.

Originally posted at http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/. Book raffle to follow.
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  judithkaye_v01 | Jan 15, 2008 |
I started out reading Bad Girls Club with an open mind and conluded the book with the idea that this is one of the best resources for teens and adults alike that may be or have been in a previous abusive relationship. A must read. ( )
  grobison | Oct 7, 2007 |
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