Not Like Other Girls
by Meredith Adamo
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Jo is not like other girls. At least, she’s told that she’s not and she believes it. And in some ways, she’s not — she’s Jo — but she’s also just a teenage girl.
Part mystery, part first love, part coming of age, part healing journey, part broken friendships, part whodunnit and part crime ring, this book will have you glued to the pages (or in my case, the audio!)!
I loved Jo. I thought she was feisty, strong and flawed. She felt real and listening to the audio version, it felt like a friend telling me a story. There are so many layers to this book — from silly teen angst to SA, you are immersed in story. Like Shrek, this book is an onion, peeling away the layers of Jo right alongside her as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sleuthing.
Not Like Other Girls releases April 30, 2024!
About this Book
A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.
When Jo-Lynn Kirby’s former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it’s some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it. There’s no way Maddie would actually come to her for help.
But then Maddie is gone.
Everyone is quick to write off Maddie as a runaway, but Jo can’t shake the feeling there’s more to the story. To find out the truth, Jo needs to get back in with the people who left her behind—and the only way back in is through Hudson Harper-Moore. An old fling of Jo’s with his own reasons for wanting to find Maddie, Hudson hatches a fake dating scheme to get Jo back into their clique. But being back on the inside means Jo must confront everything she’d rather forget: the boys who betrayed her, the whispers that she had it coming, and the secrets that tore her and Maddie apart. As Jo digs deeper into Maddie’s disappearance, she’s left to wonder who she’s really searching for: Maddie, or the girl she used to be.
Not Like Other Girls is a stunning debut that takes a hard look at how we treat young women and their trauma, through the lens of a missing girl and a girl trying to find herself again.
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