“In retrospect, I suppose it might be difficult to develop early as a girl. Guys talking to your chest rather than your face is one thing. Then you’re also surrounded by a bunch of girls with pre- adolescent bodies who wrongly think that no breasts and no ass are a good thing. Plus, if you own your sexuality at all as a teen girl you’re a slut with a capital S. God, I’m glad those days are over. Not like adulthood is void of sexist platitudes, it’s just easier to talk about. In high school, though, if you call someone out on their shit you get bullied. It’s really a horrible time in life. Honestly, I don’t even know why there is an entire genre of books dedicated to it.” High SchoolSexualitySexismBullyYoun Adult Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie
“He just wasn’t into flaunting his awesomeness, but sometimes a person’s awesomeness simply flaunts itself, even when you politely ask it not to.” HumorConfidenceHigh SchoolYoung AdultAwesome Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie
“Ann did detention like Whitney Houston did cocaine—frequently and without consideration of the consequences.” HumorHigh SchoolDetention Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie
“In high school, though, if you call someone out on their shit you get bullied. It’s really a horrible time in life. Honestly, I don’t even know why there is an entire genre of books dedicated to it.” High SchoolYoung AdultBullies Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie
“Jacob offered Ann pot, this time from a bowl. She shook her head no. “You gotta keep doing it and eventually it will start to feel good, and your body will adapt,” he encouraged. It was the same thing her mom’s yoga instructor had said to her once and her answer was the same both times.” HumorHigh SchoolYogaDrug UseSubstance Use Book:Ann, Not Annie Source: Ann, Not Annie