I was so desperate to read this book and i have been ever since it came out, but it was just one of those things where it was on a deal at waterstones buy one. Meredith russo lives in brooklyn with her cat shadow and probably more books than is responsible for a new york apartment. If i was your girl by meredith russo booksamillion. If i was your girl the awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for amanda hardy is the new girl in school. May 03, 2016 stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Find out more about if i was your girl and meredith russo. Julie murphy, author of dumplin if i was your girl is important and necessary and brave, and deeply, electrically inspiring. Oct 21, 2016 zoella book club pick if i was your girl is meredith russos debut novel, released in the uk in june 2016. Yes, amanda is a trans girl and this is the entire point of the book, but its also a very sweet love story and a story about friendship and familial love. Would you try another book from meredith russo andor samia mounts. It tells the story of amanda, a young, transgender teenager who transfers to a new school to seek acceptance. If i was your girl meredith russo macmillan macmillan publishers. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for amanda hardy is the new girl. But when she meets sweet, easygoing grant, amanda cant help but start to let him into her life. The novel addresses the themes of gender, sexuality, comingofage, community, and acceptance. Dec 05, 2016 if i was your girl by meredith russo genre. I decided to read if i was your girl, published before birthday. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Selected as the launch title for the zoella book club. Amanda moves to live with her father after a series of incidents post transition leave her unsafe, only to begin to fall in love. If i was your girl by meredith russo, paperback barnes. If i was your girl is a ya coming out romance about a trans girl, amanda.
Fa if i was your girl af meredith russo som paperback. Author meredith russo s debut novel, if i was your girl was released in may. When amandas mother says she misses her son, she tells amanda, you look different, you sound different, your hands feel different when i touch em. The sunglasses made it easier to look him in the face. If i was your girl tells the story of amanda hardy, a teenage girl who goes to live with her father in lambertville after she is brutally attacked in a mall bathroom. If i was your girl quotes meredith russo this study guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of if i was your girl. Meredith russo was born, raised and lives in tennessee. Whether youre cis or trans, adult or teen, we highly recommend picking up this book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 280 pages and is available in hardcover format. Russo s novel follows amanda hardy, a young, transgender teenager, who is trying to find her way in the world. The first edition of the novel was published in may 3rd 2016, and was written by meredith russo. If i was your girl meredith russo download free ebook.
But amanda is keeping a secret, and shes determined not to get too close to anyone. Do we ourselves, or does the society in which we live. Books are also helping pave the path, and these stories are quickly growing in number. Amanda, a trans teen, moves to a new town to start over. Jan 12, 2017 meredith russos if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling differentand a love story that everyone will root for. Its for russos first book, a novel called if i was your girl. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. I read birthday by meredith russo and was destroyed. If i was your girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. The most recent addition to the canon of transgender literature is meredith russo s debut ya novel, if i was your girl. Meredith russo was born, raised, and lives in tennessee. Jun 01, 2016 meredith russo was born, raised and lives in tennessee. If i was your girl by meredith russo powells books.
If i was your girl by meredith russo modern mrs darcy. But as a trans woman i really dont see much of a conflict in the story. Her alcoholic father is not altogether comfortable with his sonturneddaughter, but amanda is his only child and she deserves a chance in if i was your girl flat iron 2016. Russo is a transgender woman who transitioned in late 20. Jun 24, 2016 author meredith russo just wants a book where good things happen to transgender people by everdeen. A new kind of bighearted novel about being seen for who you. This is the type of story you read because you want to learn more about the lgbt community, want to support them in an the thing with if i was your girl is that its not exactly entertaining. Author meredith russo just wants a book where good things. Zoella book club pick if i was your girl is meredith russo s debut novel, released in the uk in june 2016. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her. Pdf if i was your girl book by meredith russo free.
Will the truth cost amanda her new life, and her new love. Jul 04, 2016 meredith russos if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling differentand a love story that everyone will root for. This book really shows how bad it is for trans females and how their lives can be totally changed. After amanda is attacked in a public toilet by the father of a fellow student, her mother and father decide it would be better if she make a clean break and move in with her father in a different town. Meredith russo s if i was your girl has been named. I had not one tissue left and it ended being my top book read in 2019. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. Even from grant, the guy shes falling in love with. Russo s novel follows amanda hardy, a young, transgender teenager, who is. I feel like an alternate title for if i was your girl by meredith russo could be secrets or the secrets we keep. She wanted to write a book about a transgender character with a happy ending. If you want to read a book that youll breeze through while laughing and smiling and just having a great time, if i was your girl is not the right pick. If i was your girl by meredith russo, 9781474923835, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Like her lead character amanda, meredith is a transgender woman and her own experiences have partly inspired if i was your girl. Get free shipping on if i was your girl by meredith russo, from. She started living as her true self in late 20 and never looked back. October 21, 2016 interviews books fiction if i was your girl meredith russo zoella book club pick if i was your girl is meredith russo s debut novel, released in the uk in june 2016.
If i was your girl 9781250078407 by russo, meredith and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. If i was your girl by meredith russo overdrive rakuten. If i was your girl is the type of book you read and want to immediately share, because its too important to keep to yourself. Her debut young adult novel if i was your girl is the first widely distributed young adult book about. Apr 27, 2016 amanda is wonderfully portrayed and her voice is clear and distinct. Reading guide for if i was your girl by meredith russo. A girl named amanda moves to a new town to live with her dad and meets this gorgeous guy named grant.
Jun 14, 2017 the debut novel by meredith russo, if i was your girl, is a fantastic novel that i urge everyone to read. Maybe would you recommend if i was your girl to your friends. The followup to if i was your girl, meredith russo s beloved and acclaimed debut, birthday is a novel told in six years of snapshots of the characters birthdays, peeling back the bittersweet layers in this slice of life romance. How does the book show the way outward appearances reflect our true selves. Read if i was your girl by meredith russo available from rakuten kobo. If i was your girl, book by meredith russo paperback. The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story are.
If i was your girl is a young adult novel by meredith russo. Like everyone, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. Reading these books out of order was probably the best thing for me. Free download or read online if i was your girl pdf epub book. Buy if i was your girl by meredith russo with free delivery. Her debut, if i was your girl, was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. May 03, 2016 meredith russo was born, raised, and lives in tennessee. The thing with if i was your girl is that its not exactly entertaining, enthralling, extremely interesting or surprising. This was my first book with a trans heroine, and im glad i expanded my horizons by reading it. A book about a trans girl written by a trans author. Jan 30, 2015 meredith russo is getting the advance from new yorkbased flatiron books. It has been everywhere the past couple years, with a huge reason behind that being that this book was part of the zoella book club.
Additionally, if i was your girl manages to be an issue book that doesnt read as a thinly veiled lesson as so many do. When she isnt upsetting yankees by smiling and making eye contact on the 3 train she spends her time lifting weights, playing fighting games, blowing up the mic at karaoke, glancing anxiously at her tbr pile, and, of course, working on her next book. Author meredith russo, a trans woman tells the story that is inspired by. Meredith russo s poignant young adult debut, if i was your girl, takes readers on a moving journey through the burdening talk of establishing identity. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of if i was your girl by meredith russo. On the whole, if i was your girl is a solid read, and not one just for ya readers. Meredith russo s if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling different. If i was your girl ebook by meredith russo rakuten kobo. The followup to if i was your girl, meredith russo s beloved and acclaimed debut, birthday is a novel told in six years of snapshots of the characters birthdays, peeling back the bittersweet layers in. This is why i will never say anything bad about zoellas book club because continue reading if i was your girl by meredith russo. This study guide was created using the following version of this book. Fa if i was your girl af meredith russo som bog pa engelsk 9781250078414 boger rummer alle sider af livet. Apr 12, 2016 so yes, i really think that if i was your girl will give cis readers teens and adults a better understanding of what their trans peers are going through. Meredith russo, author of book if i was your girl youtube.
Comet if i was your girl by meredith russo is a great book, which is nice considering its the first widely distributed trans ya book by a trans woman. If i was your girl by meredith russo the passed note. Instead, its important, eyeopening, thoughtprovoking and emotional. Like amanda, meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and star wars. Her debut young adult novel if i was your girl is the first widely distributed young adult book about transgender teens written by a transgender woman. Thank you reader for bearing with me and alaina as we discussed if i was your girl by meredith russo. Meredith russo s if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling differentand a love story that everyone will root for. As the suburban atlanta sprawl disappeared behind us, i tapped my foot on the floor and chewed a lock of my newly long hair.
If i was your girl by meredith russo heart full of. Born as andrew, amanda struggled with life as a boy. If i was your girl by meredith russo, 9781474923835, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A nagging voice reminded me that i was only a half hour from home, that if i got off at the next stop and walked back to smyrna, by. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root f.
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