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I thought that Like Other Girls by Claire Henessy was well written and had the voice of a young girl exactly right. Lauren is writing a diary from week zero, day four. Lauren does have a boyfriend, but she may have a crush on girls. She's in an all girls school at St Agnes's and she is having sex. My favourite lines in this book is when Lauren tells a girl I'm going to see my boyfriend. As soon as she had said that Lauren felt like an idiot. The girl had given Lauren a weird look and said Okay. Uh have a good time. Lauren felt a bit defensive so she added, Just incase you thought I was checking you out. So you know. Get over yourself. Shut up Lauren oh my god. Her face had never been so hot in her entire life. This story is set in Ireland where it is illegal to obtain an abortion which has a reference in the story line. Also pop culture and a play, classical music is a reference in Like Other Girls.