After spending time in treatment with other young women like her-who cut, burn, poke, and otherwise hurt themselves-Charlie is released and takes a bus from the Twin Cities to Tucson to be closer to Mikey, a boy she 'like-likes' but who had pined for Ellis instead. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white girl living on the margins, thinks she has little reason to live: her father drowned himself her bereft and abusive mother kicked her out her best friend, Ellis, is nearly brain dead after cutting too deeply and she's gone through unspeakable experiences living on the street. Becca is gay and Asian, Amanda is Black, and Marley and Arianna read as White.Īn exciting look at girl power gone wrong.Īfter surviving a suicide attempt, a fragile teen isn't sure she can endure without cutting herself. The color illustrations are reminiscent of classic comics the familiar normality of the everyday high school scenes portrayed stands in stark contrast to the werewolves’ meting out of justice. Becca yearns for the support and closeness that the squad offers, and this fuels her willingness to overlook their offenses-from microaggressions to murder-until things get out of control. The story highlights important topics, including internalized misogyny and codependent friendships. But the girls assure Becca that with the four of them looking out for each other the risk of discovery is low. There is a price, however: a hunger that must be satisfied by consuming human flesh during the full moon. It doesn’t take much to convince Becca to join their ranks and help them enact vigilante justice. One night, the three girls arrive just in time to rescue Becca from being assaulted at a party, revealing themselves to be man-eating werewolves who target predatory boys.

She does her best to remain in their favor, taking cues from Marley and Amanda about how to go along with whatever Arianna requires of her. New student Becca can hardly believe her luck when Arianna, Marley, and Amanda, who sit at the top of the Piedmont High School hierarchy, pick her to join their exclusive friend group.

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