SuitabookThe blonde of the joke
Bennett Madison
- Reading
- Invite your reader to notice how the girls’ partnership changes as the stakes rise, and to distinguish feeling drawn to a character from agreeing with her actions.
- Themes
- A friendship shaped by risk: Val and Francie become friends and partners in shoplifting; their risks increase as their partnership grows more complicated. The plot follows the girls’ partnership as their shoplifting risks increase and their relationship becomes more complicated.
- Worth knowing
- Shoplifting is central to the plot, and the girls’ crimes become riskier. Their choices and any consequences are worth considering together.