What Girls Are Made Of, Elana K. Arnold
What Girls Are Made Of, Elana K. Arnold
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What Girls Are Made Of

Author: Elana K. Arnold

Narrator: Elana K. Arnold, Amy Melissa Bentley

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2017


Synopsis

When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now she'll do anything for the boy she loves, to prove she's worthy of him. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out what the conditions of love are.

About Elana K. Arnold

Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels (Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of) and children's books (A Boy Called Bat). She lives in Southern California with her family and a menagerie of pets.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on July 15, 2016

When I was growing up, I always loved books that allowed me to learn about things that the adults in my life didn't think I should know. This is a book like that. It's not an easy read. The main character volunteers at a high-kill animal shelter, punishment for something horrible she did to another s......more

Goodreads review by Francisco on August 09, 2018

What Girls are Made Of is a great example of how empathy should work in literature and, in particular, that genre we call Young Adult literature. Empathy is not just an identification with, or a “stepping into the shoes of”, nor is it our simple “liking” of the fictional character. Empathy may conta......more

Goodreads review by Figgy on May 09, 2018

If you’re looking for something that is going to push boundaries, and not hold back on much of the goriness of being a girl, this could well be the kind of book you’re after. In What Girls Are Made Of, Nina Faye journeys from obtaining birth control through to the gory details of going through a medi......more

Goodreads review by Mara YA Mood Reader on June 28, 2019

Explicit but in a more educational way. Reminds me of Forever by Judy Blume. Depressing and blunt and to the point. I enjoyed the author’s note at the end more than the book. But I’m 20 years too late to gain much from it.......more

Goodreads review by Zyra on May 26, 2018

A very serious book. but must read for all the girls & women out there.......more