If I Was Your Girl

by Russo, Meredith
ISBN: 9781250078414
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The award-winning, big-hearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you can't help but root for

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to anyone.

But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past. But Amanda's terrified that once she tells him the truth, he won't be able to see past it.

Because the secret that Amanda's been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth cost Amanda her new life, and her new love?

Meredith Russo's If I Was Your Girl has been named:

Stonewall Book Award Winner
Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Outstanding Children's Literature
iBooks YA Novel of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
A Zoella Book Club Selection
A Barnes & Noble Best YA Book of the Year
A Bustle Best YA Book of the Year
An ABA IndieNext Top 10 Pick
One of Flavorwire's 50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Russo, Meredith
  • ISBN: 9781250078414
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2018

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  • Finding a home in your own skin is one of the most difficult things to do

    El J. - 4 years 4 months ago

    On the surface, If I Was Your Girl has a straightforward, almost banal, premise. Amanda, the novel's protagonist, is a high school girl starting at a new school in a new town. She's pretty, intelligent, and just the right shade of nerdy--it doesn't take long before she's taken in by a group of friends. Nor does it take long for a couple of popular boys to start making cow-eyes at her. Boring sounding, right? In actuality, no. Here's what makes this coming-of-age, teenager-goes-to-new-school story different: Amanda is transgender. This adds a whole new layer of concerns and anxieties, both for Amanda and her parents. No one at her new school knows that Amanda was assigned a male gender at birth. Not only is she navigating new social circles, but she's also living as herself for the first time. What makes this book particularly special is how it's written both for LGBT readers and for non-LGBT readers. While the author, Meredith Russo, does use parts of the book for educational purposes, Amanda never loses her voice. I was never jarred out of the narrative by an info-dump, and Amanda never became a stand-in for all trans women. She's only ever herself, which is this novel's core strength. Additionally, the dedication and author's note were wonderfully heartfelt. I would recommend If I Was Your Girl to anyone of any demographic. It's a beautiful story with interesting and tangible characters and gives a much-needed voice to a hugely underrepresented group of people.

    HPB Staff Review

  • Love and authenticity in a small Tennessee town

    Ian L. - 7 years 3 months ago

    If I Was Your Girl is one of the first young adult novels about a transgender character written by a transgender author. The story follows Amanda Hardy, a high schooler who has recently relocated to her father's house in Tennessee after a violent incident. Because none of her classmates know that she's transgender, Amanda has to learn to navigate the world while living as her authentic self. Russo's writing is brave and personal; it's obvious that the book is coming from a place close to her heart.

    HPB Staff Review