I just finished the book Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers. Regina's "Ordinary World" is at Hallowell High. Her world revolves around the Fearsome Fivesome. The Fearsome Fivesome is a group of Regina's friends. The leader is her best friend Anna. Anna leads them to bully everyone in their school. They always get away with it. Regina has this perfect life of being one of the prettiest girls in school, being in the popular group, having a good looking, muscular boyfriend and her life being a party. Regina isn't really fond of the idea of ruining people's lives. She likes some of the people they are forced to torture.
The pressure Regina gets in her Ordinary World is she has to follow Anna. She has to do what she says, wear what she wants and live up to her expectations. Regina also has to be a crazy partier to keep up with her boyfriend Josh. Regina doesn't like the idea of hurting people, she never did. But she stayed strong, did it anyway and followed Anna. A character who creates conflict is Kara. Kara has always wanted to join the Fearsomve Fivesome group. She was always rude to Regina, and Kara was always trying to replace her spot. Kara used to be alot bigger; Regina made fun of her alot. Eventually Regina gave Kara these pills to slim her down. Kara causes problems in Anna's and Regina's friendship. Kara is the one who starts the lies and rumours for Regina, and turns everyone possible against her.
" I just want you to understand what I've done to you this year is barely what you deserve. I'm going to make you so sorry-
"But you started out too big," I interrupt. "You went too far, too soon. I can't believe you spent all the time with me and Anna and you never learned anything. I might have felt bad, but you pushed it and now I'll never be sorry.
She stares at me. "Guess i'll have to try harder."
She leaves. I don't know why, but I start thinking about Liz. And then I think about Donnie. I bring my knees up, curling into myself as much as I can on the narrow bench. I press my forehead against my jeans, and then I start to cry. I don't want to cry. Soon there's a nice weet spot on my knee cause I can't stop.
Courtney Summers, Some Girls Are. St.Martin's Griffin. Book, 2010. Page 94. December, 2011.
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