Not Like Other Girls

“Powerful, brilliantly plotted, voicey, gripping, beautiful, heart-wrenching, hilarious . . . Read this book.” -Liz Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas

When Jo-Lynn Kirby 's former best friend-pretty, nice Maddie Price-comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked-and since everyone decided she deserved it. There's no way Maddie would actually come to her for help.

But then Maddie is gone.

Everyone is quick to write off Maddie as a runaway, but Jo can't shake the feeling there's more to the story. To find out the truth, Jo needs to get back in with the people who left her behind-and the only way back in is through Hudson Harper-Moore. An old fling of Jo's with his own reasons for wanting to find Maddie, Hudson hatches a fake dating scheme to get Jo back into their clique. But being back on the inside means Jo must confront everything she'd rather forget: the boys who betrayed her, the whispers that she had it coming, and the secrets that tore her and Maddie apart. As Jo digs deeper into Maddie's disappearance, she's left to wonder who she's really searching for: Maddie, or the girl she used to be.

Not Like Other Girls is a stunning debut that takes a hard look at how we treat young women and their trauma, through the lens of a missing girl and a girl trying to find herself again.

 
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# of Pages: 448

Book Binding: Hardcover

Year of Publication: 2024

Publisher: Bloomsbury YA

Language: en

ISBN: 9781547614004

Meredith Adamo is a talented writer and storyteller who has always had a passion for literature and creative writing. Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, she used writing as a way to escape and explore new worlds and ideas. After earning a degree in English Literature, Meredith pursued a career in publishing, where she worked on a variety of projects and gained valuable experience in the industry. However, it was the birth of her daughter that reignited her love for writing, and she decided to leave her job to focus on her own writing. Not Like Other Girls is her debut novel, and she hopes to continue sharing her stories with readers.