Perfected By Girls, Alfred C. Martino
Perfected By Girls, Alfred C. Martino
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Perfected By Girls
A Novel

Author: Alfred C. Martino

Narrator: Jen Taylor

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Navigating high school isn't easy for Melinda Radford...
She's the lone girl on the Ashton High wrestling team, grappling with opponents who refuse to compete against her, a few who want to crush her, and a coach who's less-than-pleased having a female in his practice room. At home, Mel's parents forbid her from seeing her new boyfriend, her grandmother insists she start preparing for her future by taking a dready office internship, and her infuriating older brother - who's the varsity team captain - flirts with her best friend, Jade.
Just when it seems things can't get any more complicated, an off-handed comments puts Mel at odds with her teammates, her brother, and - worst of all - her coach.
But through a strange twist of tragedy and fate, Mel is given an unexpected opportunity to accomplish something no girls in her school's history has ever done - something that just may redeem herself in the eyes of her detractors. But is she strong enough to handle the pressure?
Author Alfred C. Martino has written two highly-acclaimed sports novels - Over The End Line and the Jr. Library Guild Selection and 'Best Books For Young Adults' nominee, Pinned.
Narrator Jen Taylor is a regional actress based in Seattle, WA. She has voiced nearly thirty audio-books, received several AudFile awards and was nominated for an Audie Award in 2008, 2009 and 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise

4.0 out of 5 stars - YA novel - I totally wish I knew a girl who was interested in wrestling as I would like to have her read this book! There is so much detail here that would likely be appreciated by such a person. Fifteen-year-old Melinda Radford is Ashton High School's only female wrestler. Thou......more

Goodreads review by Becky

Lost me at the end when the friend thought the names she was as called were no big deal. Way too easily forgiven and forgotten. I don't think that was at all realistic. Interesting to read about a girl wrestling but she came across as not very believable to me.......more

Goodreads review by Katie

Growing up, Alfred C. Martino was a two-time suburban conference champ, two-time district XI champ, and two-time region III place winner for the sport of wrestling. His book Perfected by Girls was inspired by his passion to wrestle and his support for the growing sport of girl’s wrestling. Perfected......more

Goodreads review by Terry

A man writes a book in the first-person, present tense, about a teenage girl. But he isn't a teenage girl, and doesn't really know how they think. He does seem to know about wrestling. But in 310 pages, he only describes two wrestling matches. We do, however, get descriptions of how "Mel" feels when......more