If i was your girl book meredith russo

If i was your girl by meredith russo, paperback barnes. She may seem just like any other girl, and you might think that she is the girl that has everything. Meredith russo s if i was your girl has been named. If i was your girl canon powershot g7x mark iii digital 4k vlogging camera, vertical 4k video support with wifi, nfc and 3. Meredith russo blends some of her own life experiences into amanda. Even from grant, the guy shes falling in love with. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for. If i was your girl by meredith russo booksamillion. If i was your girl, by meredith russo the storygraph. Her debut young adult novel if i was your girl is the first widely distributed young adult book about transgender teens written by a transgender woman. Six years of birthdays reveal eric and morgans destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who theyre meant to beand if theyre meant to be together. A girl named amanda moves to a new town to live with her dad and meets this gorgeous guy named grant. I know it hurts so bad you can barely breathe sometimes.

If i was your girl is the type of book you read and want to immediately share, because its too important to keep to yourself. May 12, 2019 russo herself started living as her true self in late 20 and has never looked back. Shes more worried about surviving than just fitting in and being accepted. If i was your girl 9781250078407 by russo, meredith and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The setting feels deeply authentic, from the heat, the high school culture and the odd mix of fierce loyalty to one of ours, to the intolerance, often religious, that characterizes many places in. Ok, so im here with meredith russo, the author of if i was your girl, its amazing. After amanda is attacked in a public toilet by the father of a fellow student, her mother and. Author meredith russo, a trans woman tells the story that is inspired by her life.

Dec 10, 2017 meredith russo amanda hardy is new to school, and she carries a secret that makes it hard to get close to anyone. This study guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of if i was your girl. A bestselling trans authors tweet thread about abuse goes. A few critics point out what russo herself acknowledges in an authors note that follows the text. Meredith russo this study guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of if i was your girl. Nov 18, 2019 the author, who writes under the pen name meredith russo, is formerly known as meredith stroud and travis lee stroud. This study guide was created using the following version of this book. Meredith russos 2016 young adult novel if i was your girl focuses on the experiences of a teenage girl going through her senior year in a new school where she must navigate both the standard challenges of an eighteenyearolds life and also the repercussions of being trans. If i was your girl tells the story of amanda hardy, a teenage girl who goes to live with her father in lambertville after she is brutally attacked in a mall bathroom.

Apr 21, 2020 meredith russo s if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling different and a love story that everyone will root for. If i was your girl is a novel written by a trans woman about a trans teen, which is itself a splendid first. Amanda hardy is just beginning her senior year of high school. She wanted to write a book about a transgender character with a happy ending. If i was your girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a. When she isnt upsetting yankees by smiling and making eye contact on the 3 train she spends her time lifting weights, playing fighting games, blowing up the mic at karaoke, glancing anxiously at her tbr pile, and, of course, working on her next book.

After surviving a brutal attack, amanda starts school in a new town. This authentic and honest story is an important book which i hope will develop empathy in both teen and adult readers. Meredith russo was born, raised, and lives in tennessee. Meredith russo s if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling different and a love story that everyone will root for. But when she meets sweet, easygoing grant, amanda cant help but start to let him. Like amanda, meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her. Jun 03, 2016 if i was your girl by meredith russo is a great book, which is nice considering its the first widely distributed trans ya book by a trans woman. May 3, 2016 after surviving a brutal attack, amanda starts school in a new town. If i was your girl paperback by meredith russo prairie.

If i was your girl meredith russo 1474923836 for sale. After amanda is attacked in a public toilet by the father of a fellow student, her mother and father decide it would be better if she make a clean break and move in with her father in a different town. Russo is a transgender woman who transitioned in late 20. Meredith russo lives in brooklyn with her cat shadow and probably more books than is responsible for a new york apartment. She started living as her true self in late 20 and never looked back. If i was your girl is a ya coming out romance about a trans girl, amanda.

A zoella book club autumn 2016 novel by meredith russo book. But amanda is keeping a secret, and shes determined not to get too close to anyone. Meredith russo was born, raised and lives in tennessee. Russo s novel follows amanda hardy, a young, transgender teenager, who is. Her 2016 novel if i was your girl received multiple awards and nearendless commendations from literary elites. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for amanda hardy is the new girl in school. If i was your girl is the first novel to come out from author meredith russo. Meredith russos if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling different and a love story that everyone will root for. A zoella book club autumn 2016 novel by meredith russo book if i was your girl. Meredith russos if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling differentand a love story that everyone will root for. Both her novelsif i was your girl and birthdaywere partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Jul 04, 2016 meredith russo s if i was your girl is a universal story about feeling differentand a love story that everyone will root for. Like some of her characters, meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and star wars. If i was your girl by meredith russo is a great book, which is nice considering its the first widely distributed trans ya book by a trans woman.

Sep 21, 2020 i just finished this book by meredith russo. If i was your girl by meredith russo buy online at books. Julie murphy, author of dumplin if i was your girl is important and necessary and brave, and deeply, electrically inspiring. Born as andrew, amanda struggled with life as a boy. Russo s novel follows amanda hardy, a young, transgender teenager, who is trying to find her way in the world. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for amanda hardy is. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. Author meredith russo is both a transwoman and a southerner, and her experience in both areas shines through. The setting feels deeply authentic, from the heat, the high school culture and the odd mix of fierce loyalty to one of ours, to the intolerance, often religious, that characterizes many places in the south. It is mainstream literature available on both amazon and audible.

Books are also helping pave the path, and these stories are quickly growing in number. She also goes through all the transition surgeries and starts hormones pretty young, she passes easily, and is conventionally attractive. Selected as the launch title for the zoella book club. I was freaking out during alex ginos interview too, i kept on flailing. If i was your girl by meredith russo patricia hruby powell. But amanda is keeping a secret, and shes determined not to get. If i was your girl meredith russo 1474923836 for sale online. We are going to dive into the first transthemed book, which was very eyeopening and definitely an interesting read. From the awardwinning author of if i was your girl, meredith russo, comes a heartwrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.

I feel like an alternate title for if i was your girl by meredith russo could be secrets or the secrets we keep. If i was your girl book summary, by meredith russo allen cheng. Jul 30, 2017 her alcoholic father is not altogether comfortable with his sonturneddaughter, but amanda is his only child and she deserves a chance in if i was your girl flat iron 2016. According to what i have read, meredith russo wanted to write a story with a trans character featuring a happy ending. The awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you can t help but root for amanda hardy is. Eighteenyearold amanda moves away from georgia where shes been living with her mother, to. Amanda is starting her senior year at a new high school. If i was your girl the awardwinning, bighearted novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you cant help but root for amanda hardy is the new girl in school. But in this story, its all about being recognized for the person that you really are inside. When she meets grant, she realizes what shes missing by guarding her heart, but shes unsure how hell react knowing the real her. Russo says in a note at the end of the book that she chose to make amandas story simpler than many real trans stories, because amanda is straight, and girly, and has always known shes a girl. Meredith russo, author of book if i was your girl youtube. Meredith russo is getting the advance from new yorkbased flatiron books.

She plans to stay focused and get through senior year, but kind, attractive grant causes a distraction that wouldnt be so bad if it werent for her deepest secret. Both novels explore themes of gender identity, sexuality, poverty, trauma, and mental illness in southern appalachia, though theyre lighter and way less bummery than that list might imply. It is written by a transgender woman and is a wonderful read that covers the complete spectrum of a teen growing up transgender. May 03, 2016 meredith russo was born, raised, and lives in tennessee. Will the truth cost amanda her new life, and her new love. Meredith russo s 2016 young adult novel if i was your girl focuses on the experiences of a teenage girl going through her senior year in a new school where she must navigate both the standard challenges of an eighteenyearolds life and also the repercussions of being trans. If i was your girl meredith russo macmillan macmillan publishers. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. If i was your girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Jun 01, 2016 meredith russo was born, raised and lives in tennessee.