SuitabookNeighborhood girls
Jessie Ann Foley
- Reading
- Consider checking in after the scenes involving Wendy’s attack and the later loss; the plot account does not reveal how either is depicted or resolved.
- Themes
- Belonging and reputation: Wendy hopes a feared school clique can help her establish a reputation and escape the shadow of her father’s past. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family reputation and police brutality: Wendy’s father, a Chicago police officer, is jailed for police brutality; Wendy faces the effects of his reputation in her neighbourhood. The consequences for Wendy and her family are central to the setup, but the story’s wider treatment of policing is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes an attack on Wendy, her father’s imprisonment for police brutality, a toxic friendship and a shattering loss; the details and intensity of these events are unclear.