If I Was Your Girl

Über die erste Liebe und die Angst, nicht akzeptiert zu werden
Amanda Hardy hieß nicht immer Amanda. Früher war sie Andrew. Jetzt hat sie endlich die Operationen hinter sich und ist auch biologisch ein Mädchen. Bei ihrem Vater in Tennessee, wo niemand sie kennt, möchte sie ein neues Leben beginnen. Zunächst scheint das auch zu klappen: Plötzlich gibt es Freundinnen statt Mobbing und bewundernde Blicke von Klassenkameraden. Doch dann verliebt sich Amanda. So richtig. Mit Grant erlebt sie eine wunderschöne Zeit. Er vertraut ihr und eigentlich will Amanda auch ihm vertrauen und ihm von ihrem früheren Leben erzählen. Nur wie? Amanda setzt auf Zeit - ein gefährliches Spiel ...

Autorentext

MEREDITH RUSSO was born, raised, and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late 2013 and never looked back. If I Was Your Girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and Star Wars.

Klappentext

Meredith Russo's award-winning, big-hearted novel If I Was Your Girl is about being seen for who you really are, with a love story you can't help but root for!

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to anyone.

But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past. But Amanda's terrified that once she tells him the truth, he won't be able to see past it.

Because the secret that Amanda's been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth cost Amanda her new life, and her new love?

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**Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Outstanding Children's Literature
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