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Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Hayley Krischer on the Reluctance to Publish Stories of Unlovable Girls

By Hayley Krischer | October 6, 2020

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"Peel This Skin"

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Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

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