What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
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4.2 • 55 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
A teen boy confronts the complications of love in this relatable free verse novel featuring a new cover and larger trim size.
Don’t get me wrong—my girlfriend’s amazing.
But the way things have been going lately,
I’m starting to believe that the only thing worse
than not getting what you want,
is getting it.
Picking up where What My Mother Doesn’t Know leaves off, this is the story of what happens next—told from the perspective of Murphy, Sophie’s new boyfriend. And even though Murphy’s thrilled to be with Sophie, the consequences of their relationship—and the temptations outside of it—force him to consider everything he knows about love. Told in free verse and brimming with authenticity, this novel provides unique insight into the mind of a young man.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Returning with a sequel to the well- received What My Mother Doesn't Know, Sones delivers another engaging story about young love, this time from the boy's perspective. This free-verse novel opens with 14-year-old Robin worrying that he will soon be dumped by his girlfriend, Sophie (star of the previous book), who is being ostracized at school for dating "the guy whose last name people use as a diss." ("Let's face it./ I'm the type of guy/ who doesn't even have any buddies/ on my buddy list," Robin says.) But Sophie is her own person and together they form a plan to rise above the derision by laughing at themselves. Robin is believable and endearing as he struggles to make sense of his devotion to his "amazing girlfriend," his nascent sexuality and his attraction to Tessa, a girl in his art class at Harvard who is refreshingly unaware that he is the butt of jokes at his high school. When Sophie catches him kissing Tessa, Robin has to do something dramatic to win her back. Concrete poems and comics punctuate the text, adding interest to the form. The author's fans will be delighted to have a new installment written with the same raw honesty and authentic voice as the original. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 12-up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
It was so good! It made me laugh, cry, and “awweee” until the very last page! Sonya Sones is an amazing authoress and I am in love!
Amazing
I hope she makes another book like this
Confused
I don’t know, exactly, how I feel about this book. The first book was absolutely lovely, had me wanting to be in a relationship and actually believing in love. The second book, reminds me why I am afraid of getting in a relationship and why I have a hard time believing in love. I get it, that humans have flaws and make mistakes. It’s just that, I’m not happy with Robin. Like, I get it, teenage hormones but they can be controlled when tempted. Robin could have held off on Tessa. Is it bad, that I don’t want Sophie to be with Robin? But at the same time I do want them together but I really don’t. I think, Robin made his choice the moment he picked Tessa over Sophie or when he started getting excited about other females. The real question here, “Will there be another book about Sophie’s point of view again? About Robin? Or just another book about those two?”... thank you for putting my emotions on a rollercoaster