Rachel Simmons - There are many ways to be the odd girl out. Your p

There are many ways to be the odd girl out. Your pain can brief or lasting, visible to all or none, with one or many. One of the longest, quietest ways to be the odd girl out is to be friends with two girls who are closer to each other than to you.

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Simmons, Rachel. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Harcourt, 2002.

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Born: August 10, 1974
Nationality: American
Profession: Author

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