That's Debatable

Name: That's Debatable
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Jen Doll
ISBN: 9781705051672

Author: Jen Doll

Narrator: Nick Mills, Justis Bolding

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/30/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Humorous, Dark Humor, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Social Themes

Synopsis

Millicent Chalmers isn’t here to make friends.

She’s here to win, and she’s on track to set a record if—no, when—she wins the state debate tournament for the fourth year in a row. Calm, cool, and always in control, Millie doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her, least of all the sexist bullies
bent on destroying her reputation.

Taggart Strong couldn’t care less about winning debate, much to the consternation of his teammates, school, and parents. In fact, he might even enjoy losing, as long as the side he believes in wins.

But when a tournament takes a scary turn, Millie and Tag find themselves unexpectedly working together. Maybe Millie can teach Tag a thing or two about using his head, and Tag can teach Millie a little bit about following her heart.

In this witty, smart, and feminist romantic comedy, author Jen Doll explores what it means to set boundaries while you’re breaking down barriers.

About Jen Doll

Jen Doll has written for The Atlantic, The Atlantic Wire, Cosmopolitan, The Hairpin, Mental Floss, New York magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Toast, Vice, The Village Voice, and other publications. She has attended dozens of weddings and had pretty much every possible feeling about them. She lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on January 12, 2024

That’s Debatable is a dual-POV contemporary YA romance following Millie and Tag, two high school debaters. Millie lives in a small town in Alabama and is raised by a single mother. She is determined to win state for the fourth year in a row to win a full-ride scholarship. Tag comes from a wealthy fa......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on July 31, 2022

Firstly, huge thanks to Fierce Reads for the E-ARC. This in no way effects my opinion. This book…wow. It hit on so many issues we see in today’s world. Sexism, racism, guns, bullying, parental expectations, snobby rich kids getting their way. Millie is such a relatable character and while my home life......more

Goodreads review by Maimai on February 09, 2025

As a high school debater in the pf circuit, I have a very big bias when it come to books addressing debate. However, even though I really enjoyed reading about this book, I have to admit it does have ways it could have been better. For anyone that did or is doing pf/ld/ps/policy I think you would fi......more

Goodreads review by BookBagDC on August 29, 2022

This is a story about when to follow rules ... and when to break them. Millicent "Millie" Chambers is the top high school debater in Alabama -- she's won the last three state championships, and she is hoping to set a record by winning it for the fourth time this year. Millie is a fierce competitor......more

Goodreads review by alanna on August 16, 2022

Thank you to Fierce Reads and Netgalley for the ARC! “When women do stuff that guys in power don’t like, when girls step out of their ‘acceptable’ role, they get slammed for it. That’s how misogyny works. It happened to Mary Wollstonecraft and it was happening to me.” That’s Debatable follows Millice......more