I'm the Girl

Informationen zum Autor Courtney Summers is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of several novels for young adults, including Cracked Up to Be, All the Rage and Sadie . Her work has been released to multiple starred reviews, received numerous awards and honors--including the Edgar Award, John Spray Mystery Award, Cybils Award, Odyssey Award, and International Thriller Award--and has been recognized by many library, 'Best Of' and Readers' Choice lists. She lives and writes in Canada. Klappentext Named a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed CrimeReads Indigo Kirkus Reviews School Library Journal * Shelf Awareness , 4 starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Shelf Awareness! Available now from bestselling and award-winning author Courtney Summers , an "emotionally raw and brutally captivating" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer coming-of-age thriller based loosely on the Epstein case that's "not for the faint of heart." ( The New York Times ) All sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants is everything, but the poverty and hardship that defines her life has kept her from the beautiful and special things she knows she deserves. When she stumbles upon the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley's older sister Nora, to find the killer before he strikes again, and their investigation throws Georgia into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege and wealth--and all she's ever dreamed. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her heart's desires with what it really takes to survive. As Ashley's killer closes in and their feelings for one another grow, Georgia and Nora will discover when money, power, and beauty rule, it's not always a matter of who is guilty but who is guiltiest--and the only thing that might save them is each other. I'm the Girl is a brutal and illuminating account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it? ...

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Named a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed CrimeReads Indigo Kirkus Reviews School Library Journal Shelf Awareness, *4 starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Shelf Awareness!**

Available now from bestselling and award-winning author Courtney Summers, an "emotionally raw and brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer coming-of-age thriller based loosely on the Epstein case that's "not for the faint of heart." (The New York Times)

All sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants is everything, but the poverty and hardship that defines her life has kept her from the beautiful and special things she knows she deserves. When she stumbles upon the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley's older sister Nora, to find the killer before he strikes again, and their investigation throws Georgia into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege and wealth--and all she's ever dreamed. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her heart's desires with what it really takes to survive. As Ashley's killer closes in and their feelings for one another grow, Georgia and Nora will discover when money, power, and beauty rule, it's not always a matter of who is guilty but who is guiltiest--and the only thing that might save them is each other.

I'm the Girl is a brutal and illuminating account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?

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Praise for I'm the Girl:

A September/October Kids' Indie Next pick

Apartment Therapy, "If You're Going to Read One Book in September, Make It This One"

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CrimeReads**, "**The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Fall 2022"

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P*aste Magazine*, "The Best New YA Books of September 2022"

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SheReads, "Best YA Thrillers Coming in 2022" and "Best Books of Fall 2022"

The Honey POP, "September Book Releases to Welcome Fall"

The Lesbrary, "34 Bi and Lesbian Books Out September 2022"

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USA Today, "5 Best New Books of the week"

"Summers' latest masterful thriller takes on the world of wealth and privilege to examine questions of power, predatory behavior, and, ultimately, complicity, and agency... a heartbreaking, brutal, and devastatingly realistic novel." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[An] emotionally raw and brutally captivating novel...Summers expertly weaves together drama, mystery, and romance via George's guileless narration for an intense look into one girl's wish to be seen as mature, and the powers that manipulate her, in this powerful, ultimately hopeful performance." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"From the opening scene, Summers propels readers into an unwavering staring contest with some of the darkest truths the world has to offer young women...A powerful and important story." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"Courtney Summers books are not for the faint of heart." - The New York Times Book Review

"Devastating yet honest...Courtney Summers's eighth YA novel--part murder mystery, part thriller, part queer romance--is a brutal, raw account of truths behind power and privilege." - Shelf Awareness

"Brutal and bold...a raw and crushing page-turner." - *Booklist

• "Courtney Summers is an absolute expert at crafting unflinching thrillers, and this one is one of her best." - Buzzfeed, "40 Highly Anticipated YA Books You'll Want To Check Out This Summer"

  "Summers is a master of the Culturally Necessary Life Ruiner, and she's in fine form here with her newest thriller, inspired by the horrors of Jeffrey Epstein." - Buzzfeed, "23 New LGBTQ+ YA Novels To Chill With This Summer"

  "...prepare for a fast-paced thriller with biting social commentary that is simultaneously tough to get through, but impossible to put down." - Buzzfeed, "Highly-Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books That Are Set To Be Released In The Latter Half Of 2022"

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