tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post1509825087144166640..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: American GirlsJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-16414598122276125182016-04-09T11:59:16.551-04:002016-04-09T11:59:16.551-04:00Yes, it definitely seemed to take a wide cross-sec...Yes, it definitely seemed to take a wide cross-section. She talked about middle-class kids and wealthy kids in rich neighborhoods. She talked about kids from inner cities, mixed race families, black kids, recent immigrants, native american on reservations, transgender and lesbian, etc. I did feel like it leaned more towards the rich kids obsessed with celebrities and with tons of money and time Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-49588279966674781852016-04-09T09:17:51.369-04:002016-04-09T09:17:51.369-04:00God, yeah, it sounds like kids today have it ROUGH...God, yeah, it sounds like kids today have it ROUGH. I've been interested in this book for a while -- it seems like the author really did her background work with the kids and what their lives are like. Can I ask, did it seem like she got a diverse cross-section of American teenagers? Or did it generally focus on white middle-class kids?Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.com