Summary of addie on the inside

Addie reads or hears about real violence in the news: a child bride in Kabul, Afghanistan, is disfigured; there are reports of others raped, beat, or tortured; a teenage "fangirl" stands by her "rap star man" after he hits her; a teenage girl hangs herself because of her schoolmates' merciless taunting.

Tall 13-year-old Addie Carle has always been a strong, smart, and sensitive girl who has felt sure of herself and her place in the world ... until now. Her seventh-grade year is a kind of / "purgatory,/" and through narrative verse, she reveals her inner thoughts and feelings - - as well as the familiar markings of a very tough year: She's the first one to raise her hand in class and always has an opinion, but that's not going over well with the other kids. She worries about human rights and other world issues while most of the other kids seem like they couldn't care less. She hates the mean girls but feels their power. She endures teasing about her boyish looks, her independent spirit - - and even gossip about why a popular older boy would choose her to be his girlfriend. And, hardest of all, she begins to question herself and who she is.