These moments are interspersed with others, where you see the girl's kind, thoughtful nature, and get a glimpse into her life and all its wonders. This is where we see the worst of it - mild and implied violence, social ostracizing, mean talk, name calling, kids ganging up on the girl socially and verbally. The main substance of the book was the battle between the school's status-quo philosophy and the main character's determination to be independent. It was not dwelt on, nor was it a graphic or inappropriate description.
There was a little bit of crude language, a mention of alcohol, a mention of making out, and one scene where the main boy and the main girl share a kiss. As such, there were a few more mature elements in the book, but most were generally mentioned in passing conversation or train-of-thought narrative. This book had a 4th grade reading level sticker on it in our school library, so I was surprised to find that the characters were juniors and seniors in high school.
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