Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When Lane Disanti is forced to spend the summer with her wealthy grandmother in Florida, she makes the best of things by finding 3 friends and forming a club called The Ostentation of Others and Outsiders. Ophelia wants to be a journalist, Cat loves birds and Aster is helping her grandfather with a lifelong research project. When Cat leaves a prestigious social girl's group because of the use of a feather decorated hat, the club bands together to see if they can make a change in this community - because a hat isn't always just a hat.
Standing up for something you believe in can be hard, but when friends stand with you, you are stronger. I loved the way these girls - loners for the most part, found each other and became fast friends. The messages of acceptance, friendship, activism, history and family were seamlessly woven together in an engaging story. I appreciated the inclusion of a bibliography and author's note. "If you care about something, there are most likely others who care as well."
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