If I Was Your Girl

By (author) Russo Meredith
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Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she''s falling in love with. Amanda has a secret. At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. And secrets always have a way of getting out...
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''Important and brave. Read this wonderful book. Just read it'' Jennifer Niven ''So powerful and poignant... I honestly just think this book will change a lot of people''s lives'' Zoe Sugg Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she''s falling in love with. Amanda has a secret. At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. And secrets always have a way of getting out... A book about loving yourself and being loved for who you really are.
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[Meredith Russo] so vibrantly illustrates Amanda''s life with delicate, achingly beautiful words. And keep in mind: this is only Russo''s first novel; if there''s any justice in the world, we''re all witnessing a YA powerhouse in the making.
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A wonderful, warm hearted novel about realising who you really are and knowing you deserve to be loved for it.
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A beautifully, authentically told #ownvoices story of a trans girl trying to hide her past in a new school. While the author admits to oversimplifying the trans experience to make Amanda’s story more relatable to cis audiences, this doesn’t stop this being an important and relatable book
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A coming-of-age with real world gravitas and a love story with heart. Will not only keep readers hooked, it will make the world a better, more empathetic place.
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A fantastic addition to contemporary YA and also LGBTQIA YA and I’ll be looking out for Meredith Russo’s next book in future. If you love coming-of-age stories that talk about family, friendship and first love, then you shouldn’t miss this one!
Biographical note
Meredith Russo was born, raised and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late 2013 and never looked back. Her debut, If I Was Your Girl, was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. When Meredith is not busy writing she can be found reblogging pictures of cats and babies, reading fan fiction and fantasy novels, arguing with strangers about social justice, and raising her two amazing children, Vivian and Darwin.