How to Be a Difficult Bitch is a very well written graphic novel collection on empowerment and inclusion by Halley Bondy and aimed at young people (~12+). Due out 5th April 2022 from Lerner on their Zest Books imprint, it's 152 pages and will be available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats.
The chapters are arranged thematically and cover social aspects of learning to be confident (but not -mean-) and strong in a lot of areas including financial strength, online safety and health (lots of good anti-bullying info here), as well as at school, mental and physical health, relationships, and most other aspects of life. This is a very empowering and accessibly written book, full of humor and important observations. It's well illustrated throughout and salient bullet point lists are highlighted in text boxes for emphasis.
Four stars. This would be a superlative choice for public or school libraries (potential warnings apply for frank language and concepts - I didn't find anything objectionable, but we're living in a world where school boards try to censor Maus).
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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