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Big Mouth and Ugly Girl - Joyce Carol Oates cliques, bombscare, outcasts, gymclass, friends, bullying, funny, terrorism

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 * I've read a number of Joyce Carol Oates books because she is one of my favorite adult literature authors. This is my first time reading a young adult novel by her, and I was pleasantly surprised. The book contains a lot of the same elements that her adult books have.

This book would be great for a classroom library because it's good for a wide range of students, not only interests but grades as well, but I probably wouldn't use it for a whole class book because it's not very exciting. There are definitely some entertaining parts, the book is pretty funny in a sarcastic kind of way, but I don't think it has enough wow factor to use with the entire class. I certainly use a chapter or two for a read aloud. ||