Some Girls Are
A Novel
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Publisher Description
Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Some Girls Are includes updated text and a discussion guide.
The only thing worse than being Anna Morrison's best friend is being her enemy—and Regina Afton is about to discover that the hard way. After she's set-up by a fellow member of their vicious, all-girl clique, Regina ends up on the receiving end of the same acts of cruelty she spent years committing and seeks solace in the unexpected company of Michael Hayden, a quiet loner she used to bully. As tensions grow and the abuse worsens, the two question whether a mean girl can ever truly be redeemed for her past, and if not, just how much should she be made to pay. As their feelings for each other grow more complicated and the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion, they're terrified to find out . . .
Also available from Courtney Summers: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Backstabbing, rumor mills, and freeze-outs by the in crowd are familiar territory, but Summers (Cracked Up to Be) takes these traumatic experiences to a new level of nasty. Regina Afton, once a member of the elite Fearsome Fivesome, is dumped after word gets out that she slept with her queen bee best friend's boyfriend at a party. What no one knows or doesn't believe is that it wasn't consensual: Regina was nearly raped. In a series of pranks that go beyond the usual cold stares (the word "whore" painted on her locker, books thrown in the pool, a vicious "IH8RA" Web page, a four-on-one beating), her ex-friends exact a revenge meant to inflict permanent damage. Regina's only salvation is her nascent friendship with a loner she bullied back in her heyday, but even his forgiveness is hard won. Parents and teachers are suspiciously absent (and oblivious to Regina's suffering), but it's Regina's lack of recourse that makes this very real story all the more frightening and effective. Regina's every emotion is palpable, and it's impossible not to feel every punch physical or emotional she takes. Ages 12 up.
