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Book Review of Bad Girl : Confessions of a Teenage Delinquent

Bad Girl : Confessions of a Teenage Delinquent
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I normally just skim through the book descriptions before I read a book and sometimes I don't even read the book description at all. I went into this book without knowing what I was going to read about other than a delinquent teenager.
I'm glad that I didn't know that this was about her being sent away to a level three lockdown facility. It just made the book all the better for me. I got to wonder where her father had sent her to and find out the answer right along with her.
Due to other books I have read on this subject and being that I myself spent a year as a teen in such a "brainwashing" program I really had a negative outlook on these type of facilities. But I can honestly say I feel that this program did help Abby to be a better person.
Some of the games they play with your mind in these type of programs usually make me mad and there were a few of these in this book that did as well. I didn't like how they tried to make Abby see her mother as bad and someone she should avoid. I also didn't like the fact that at times she was told how she felt when actually she felt very different. I also didn't like that she had to find something to be addicted to.
I would definantly read another book on how she is doing now if she ever writes one. I think it would be interesting to see if the program had any negative or positive long term effects.