conformity

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conformity

An enemy of the people

1997
An adaptation of Ibsen's play about a doctor who discovers poison in a town's water supply and is ostracized by the townsmen.

--Or not

2007
14-year old Cassie Sullivan refuses to go along with some of the things the majority embraces at her school and is surprised to find how much is made of her actions. Cassie tries to stay cool in the face of torments and finds refuge in keeping her journal. She beings to question if just simply existing is what she wants, or not?.

ViVa

1997
A collection of poems by E.E. Cummings that celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and address the need to protest the dehumanizing force of organizations.

Outside rules

short stories about nonconformist youth
2007
An anthology of fourteen short stories about youth who do not quite fit in because they are too brainy, unathletic, poor, the "wrong" religion, emotionally fragile, from non-traditional families, not model-thin, or simply bent on following a unique path.

Uglies

Shay's story
2012
In a society that considers children to be "Uglies" until they are transformed by surgery at age sixteen into "Pretties," fifteen-year-old Shay discovers a group of rebellious teens called the Crims and a world outside the city where she can decide to be real instead of a "Pretty.".

Uglies

cutters
2012
Shay, who has little recollection of her past from before she underwent surgery to become pretty, decides to fight back against the status quo, the mysterious Special Circumstances, and her best friend.

Ugly

2006
When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't know where he's going or what he's looking for.

Ivy's ever after

2010
Ivy, a most unroyal princess, befriends Elridge, the dragon sent to keep her in a tower, and together they set out to find Ivy's fairy godmother, who may be able to save both from their dire fates.

Odd duck

Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the other ducks fly south, but there's nothing odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora likes him, but can't overlook his odd habits. But who exactly is the odd duck here? Theodora may not like the answer.

Absolutely, positively not

2005
Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual.

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