Girls Like Me

Girls Like Me is a fresh poetic take on teen angst, high school romance, and cyber-bullying. A novel-in-verse that is campy like Glee, subversive, and downright funny. Now in paperback!
Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl bully in school. When she falls in love with Blake, a mysterious boy online, insecure Shay doesn't want to tell him who she is. But with the help of her two best friends, as well as an assist by Kermit and Miss Piggy, ultimately Shay and Blake's love prevails.
Girls Like Me is a fun and fresh poetic take on teen angst, social media and online anonymity, and high school romance.


She thinks a boy like Blake could never fall for the real her. What happens when their online world is poised to collide with high school reality?

• A Unique Novel-in-Verse: Told through poignant, funny, and powerful free verse poems, this story captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of being a teen.
• Anonymous Online Romance: Shay is falling hard for Godot, a boy she's only ever talked to online. But he's starting to ask questions, and she's terrified he'll hate the real her.
• Strong Friendship Goals: With her two best friends, Dash and Boots, by her side, Shay has a support system ready to take on anything-from high school drama to epic heartbreak.
• Taking on Cyber-Bullying: When a cruel classmate takes her attacks from the school hallways to a hateful website, Shay has to find the strength to fight back.

About the author

Lola StVil was seven when she first came to the US from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She attended Columbia College in Chicago, where her main focus was creative writing. She is the author of the best-selling Guardians series and the Noru series.

Summary

Girls Like Me is a fresh poetic take on teen angst, high school romance, and cyber-bullying. A novel-in-verse that is campy like Glee, subversive, and downright funny.

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"...readers will find this fast read thoroughly authentic and enjoyable." —VOYA  "[Shay's] clever, matter-of-fact voice soars, and readers will find it impossible not to root for her as she learns to accept herself and believe that other people can do the same." —Booklist  "This funny, heart-wrenching novel celebrates those who don’t fit into society’s mold and the people who love them as they are. Even if the popular crowd at Shay’s school doesn’t appreciate her wit, compassion, and courage, readers will." —Publishers Weekly  "Dynamic story of grief, loyalty, and, finally, some cheerworthy victories." —Kirkus   

Product details

• Authors: Lola Stvil, Yves Lola StVil
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 12.06.2018
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books
• EAN: 9781328901026
• ISBN: 978-1-328-90102-6
• Pages: 320
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 99
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21 x 2.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 272 g
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