If I Was Your Girl

Name: If I Was Your Girl
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Author: Meredith Russo
ISBN: 9781427272911

Author: Meredith Russo

Narrator: Samia Mounts

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 05/03/2016

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance, Social Themes, Bullying

Synopsis

Meredith Russo's award-winning, big-hearted novel If I Was Your Girl is about being seen for who you really are, with 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?

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
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
A Zoella Book Club Selection
A Bustle Best YA Book of the Year
IndieNext Top 10
One of Flavorwire’s 50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read

About Meredith Russo

MEREDITH RUSSO was born, raised, and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late 2013 and never looked back. If I Was Your Girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and Star Wars.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on February 13, 2020

Please note: it is wonderful to feel like your opinion is valued, but this is a trans book by a trans woman and I am a cis reader - please consider the limitations of my perspective and seek out the reviews and commentary of trans readers. For example: [URL not allowed]-ple... Thank......more

Goodreads review by Emma on June 12, 2017

4.5 Stars!! I really enjoyed this read. It was a super quick, fast-paced novel, yet still conquered sensitive topics. This is definitely a cute, sweet book that finds an equal balance with some intense subject matter. It was a lovely reading experience to be able to be smiling with giddiness one mome......more

Goodreads review by karen on June 07, 2022

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! congratulations! semifinalist in goodreads' best young adult fiction category 2016! "It's easy to act like my past never happened, but it feels like I've put up this wall around my heart that stops me from being really close with him." "You know walls are there for a reason though,......more

Goodreads review by April (Aprilius Maximus) on December 28, 2017

This was freaking INCREDIBLE, y'all. Trigger Warning: depression, suicide, suicidal thoughts, severe bullying.......more

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on May 06, 2016

3.5 stars It's so very important that books like this are written and published and read, and IF I WAS YOUR GIRL heralds the beginning of a promising new YA imprint at Flatiron Books. I'm especially heartened by the fact that not only is this a story about a trans girl written by a trans woman, but......more

Quotes

"Gorgeously written, this powerful story of a transgender teen and her search for acceptance, love and safety is a must-read—for everyone, not just queer youth." -Booklist

Awards

Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year
ALA Stonewall Book Award - Winner
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year