Page 2 - How to Be a Difficult Bitch: Claim Your Power, Ditch the Haters, and Feel Good Doing It

To Robin and Sofia –Halley
For Niall and Serena –Zara
To my mom, who has never allowed me to stop believing.
–Mary
To my sister, my forever hypewoman. And to all the weird
Black girls: you got this. –Sharon
To my mum, who wanted to be an artist and was told to be
a secretary; thank you for encouraging me when the world
discouraged you. –T.L.L.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bondy, Halley, 1984– author.
Title: How to be a difficult bitch : claim your power, ditch the haters, and feel good doing
it / Halley Bondy.
Description: Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2021] | Summary: “Being a powerhouse is a
choice, a lifestyle, a code of ethics. It takes work, a thick skin, and perseverance. Learn
the basics of being a Difficult Bitch, from school to friends to body to life”— Provided
by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020013448 (print) | LCCN 2020013449 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541586741
(library binding) | ISBN 9781541586758 (paperback) | ISBN 9781728419138 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Young women—Psychology—Juvenile literature. | Youth—Psychology—
Juvenile literature. | Self-confidence—Juvenile literature. | Self-esteem—Juvenile
literature. | Conduct of life—Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC HQ1229 .B56 2021 (print) | LCC HQ1229 (ebook) | DDC 305.242/2—
dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020013448
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020013449
Manufactured in the United States of America
1-47427-48006-10/15/2021