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It's Not Easy Being Bad

It's Not Easy Being Bad

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by Cynthia Voigt

Book Details

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2002
Language: en
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9780689851155
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Moderate confidence: 75%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Moderate confidence (75%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceNone
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❤️Love & RomanceVery low
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🧠Mental HealthLow
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
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😨Fear / HorrorVery low

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

THE BAD GIRLS ARE BACK! NOW THAT THEY'RE IN SEVENTH GRADE, Mikey and Margalo decide it's time to be popular -- or at least, time to be less unpopular. The trouble is, typical, normal kids are what work in junior high, and if there's one thing Mikey and Margalo aren't, it's typical and normal. Mikey's first attempt to crack seventh grade society ends, predictably, in disaster, but, undaunted, the friends persevere.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionSocial ThemesFriendshipSelf-Esteem & Self-ReliancePeer Pressure

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