Laura Ruby's new novel Good Girls hit stores yesterday.
I loved this book. Here's the quote I gave when I got sent an early copy. And usually I say "no" when I'm asked for quotes.
"This is a book girls will read over and over, dog-earing pages. Frank, fearless, and very funny, Laura Ruby explodes stereotypes."
—E. Lockhart, author of The Boyfriend List
Ane here's what some other people thought:
"Fasten your seatbelts! Good Girls never lets up. Harrowing, honest, poignant, and wickedly funny, Laura Ruby's so-good novel comes out swinging, challenging the stereotypes of what it means to be "good" while exploring what it means to be true."
—Libba Bray, author of A Great and Terrible Beauty
"At last, a young adult novel that perfectly captures--without moralizing, sensationalizing or exploiting--the sweet ache of emerging desire. Good Girls sizzles with passion, insight, humor and wisdom. A stunning read."
—Rosemary Graham, author of Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude
"You can't write an authentic book about adolescence without including sex and sexuality, and Laura Ruby does a masterful job."
—Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
WHAT IS IT ABOUT? "Some people would say this is the story of a photograph. How it was taken, and what happened to me after the whole world saw it.
And it is.
But it's also the story of a lot of other things. A boy so beautiful he's like a punch to the throat. Best friends -- the outrageous old ones and the out-of-the-blue new. It's about fishnets and eyebrow rings and a chick named Hamlet. Kick lines at lumber yards and conga lines at prom. Crying in cars and gazing at stars. Mistakes, misunderstandings and misconceptions. Good girls, bad boys, and everyone in between.
This is a story about love.
So, look at the picture all you want.
I am so much more than what you see."
By the way, as Laura herself notes on the website: "this is a book for high school students and older. If you're wondering if this book is right for you, ask your mom what she thinks. No, really. : ) "
