Practice Girl

Practice Girl
Estelle Laure
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Paperback
h209 x 140mm - 320pg
17 May 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593527399
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Jo never heard of the label "practice girl". . . until she was called one. And those two devastating words would irreversibly change the way she saw everyone--including herself. An emotional and empowering novel about reputation and double standards, perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Sarah Dessen. Jo Beckett is looking for love. She' s fallen for a few boys, but for some reason, they' ve never fallen for her. One night, at a party she didn' t even want to go to, she finds out the truth. Those boys, who are on the wrestling team she manages, consider her just a "practice girl"-the popular term for girl who' s good enough to hook up with but not to date. With this crushing revelation, Jo feels so many things--heartsick, ashamed, betrayed, and angry. But she refuses to let that label define her. In piecing her life back together, Jo is forced to unpack more uncomfortable truths about all her relationships--from her best friend to the boy she likes--that help her understand her real worth. From the author of the acclaimed This Raging Light, Practice Girl is a heart-wrenching, relatable, and ultimately triumphant story about a girl who rejects her label and decides for herself who she is to the world.
"A powerful, poignant story about a girl rewriting her story on her own terms. Jo Beckett' s journey of sexual and emotional agency is at once tender, painful, hilarious, and courageous. " -Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces "Warm and funny and charming and smart. " -Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days "No one captures the complexities of teenage girldom like Estelle Laure. A deeply felt, unflinchingly relatable, and ultimately empowering novel about the unjust double standards and dehumanizing labels that girls and women are often forced to navigate. Readers will cheer for Jo!" -Kerry Kletter, author ofThe First Time She Drowned "Jo' s introspective, funny first-person narrative voice is alive with poignancy and. . . pulls no punches in its emotional honesty. A relationship-focused story told with intelligence and wit. " -Kirkus Reviews
Estelle Laure is the author of ten published and/or forthcoming picture books and young adult novels, including acclaimed novel This Raging Light and Disney' s City of Villains trilogy. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in Theatre Arts from New Mexico State University. She lives in Taos, New Mexico (the best place on earth), with her family, and her work has been translated into more than fifteen languages around the world.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593527399
Published: 17 May 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Penguin USA
Format: Paperback
Height: 209mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 312g
Pages: 320

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