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Stonewall Book Award WinnerWalter Dean Myers Honor Book for Outstanding Children's LiteratureA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA Zoella Book Club SelectionA Goodreads Choice Award Finalist A Bustle Best YA Book of the YearIndieNext Top 10 ListOne of Flavorwire's 50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read"This new novel for teens breaks new ground...powerful." ―O Magazine "A beautifully rendered YA novel . . . the first written by a transgender woman about the transgender teen experience." ―San Francisco Chronicle"A vivid, compassionate portrait of a teen finding her place." ―The Washington Post "An illuminating debut guided by hope and overwhelming kindness.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review “A necessary, universal story about feeling different and enduring prejudices…full of love, hope, and truth.” ―Kirkus, starred review "This is everything a coming-of-age novel should be―honest, complicated, and meaningful. Transcends the typical 'issue' novel to be a beautiful tale in its own right." ―School Library Journal, SLJ Popular Pick"Amanda's story is neither overly sentimental nor didactic. A thoughtful, truthful, and much needed coming-of-age tale." ―Horn Book Review"Russo, a trans woman, writes with authority and empathy, giving readers not only an intellectual but also an emotional understanding of Amanda and her compelling story. Never didactic, this debut is a valuable contribution to the slender but growing body of literature of trans teens." ―ALA Booklist“Beautiful, smart, and so urgently needed, If I Was Your Girl should be required reading for every teen―scratch that, every person―in America. This book is exactly what YA is for: to break ground, to break hearts, to teach us empathy, to find the universal in the specific. I loved every word. You will too.” ―Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things "Poignant and rare. If I Was Your Girl is the type of book you read and want to immediately share, because it's too important to keep to yourself." ―Julie Murphy, author of Dumplin'"If I Was Your Girl is important and necessary and brave, and deeply, electrically inspiring. Read this wonderful book. Just read it." ―Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places“If I Was Your Girl will change minds and open hearts.” ―Nina Lacour, author of We Are Okay"If I Was Your Girl is real and raw and layered and wonderful." ―Alex Gino, author of George"If there's any justice in the world, we're all witnessing a YA powerhouse in the making." ―Forever YA"Pure magic." ―Book Riot

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About the Author

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.

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Product details

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Flatiron Books; Reprint edition (June 26, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1250078415

ISBN-13: 978-1250078414

Product Dimensions:

5.4 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.6 out of 5 stars

271 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#44,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

The first thing that drew me to ‘If I Was Your Girl’ was the amazing cover art; and the second was when I found out it was a contemporary with a transgender protagonist. I’ve read a few other titles similar and enjoyed the concepts of identity and social anxiety – they make compelling stories.I found Amanda, our protagonist, to be strong but a little naive and a somewhat whiny - but it worked for her age and to set up her hearts desires. It was easy to relate to the fear and anxiety Amanda goes through and how it is always there, as it would be with anyone hiding a big secret. The treatment of questions about her old name, body parts and surgeries, and how they should never be asked just made sense. It’s intimate and personal and is passive-aggressive, if not a form of bullying to ask if you do not have a close relationship. But it is always one of the first questions out of people's mouths when they discover someone is transgender. It actually taught me some deportment in handling this issue, and for that I am thankful. The last thing I want to do is come across as rude and mean in the face of someone who is going through a difficult journey.In comparison to the other novels I’ve read tackling transgender issues, ‘If I Was Your Girl’ is the most realistic representation I've read of a trans character to date – with a focus more on the person and their relationships instead of Gender Identity and using it as a plot reveal.Amanda’s love interest, Grant was a bit of a larrikin. Your typical boy, but with a worldly compassion shaped from his experiences. It was nice to read something that was positive, strong and kinda cute. It brought issues into a real world landscape and gave the characters a chance to react organically.The violence described in this book that Amanda lived through felt a bit much. I understand it is a real issue for transgender teens, but for me personally, was confronting and didn’t add much to the story. Although, its educating readers to real world fears people like Amanda face – it makes a blunt, horrific point which I find disgusting and devastating.I didn't like the flashbacks interspersed throughout the story so much. I much prefer the narrative style to discover the past through one poignant moment, or through conversation. Frequent time jumping always pulls me from the story.I had issue with a few things - but after reading the Author's Note, feel they are less important now. Many things were written in a way about Amanda and her circumstances to make ‘If I Was Your Girl’ easy and relatable, losing some realism. But still, I would have liked some more realistic characters and reactions.A great book about a girl’s emotional journey into adulthood.Overall, this was a heart-warming contemporary. The storyline itself felt a little simple. But the character development was great. Pleasant writing style, not heavy with the feels, but enough to hit you with what is important. I read the entire book in a day. Pacing is great, I put the book down once for a short rest.One little factoid I read somewhere is that the cover model is a transgender teen, which I felt added another dynamic to the novel. I was really impressed with Meredith Russo’s writing and look forward to see what she produces next.

I write very few reviews, but I am a trans woman and feel a commitment to comment on this well done book. This is not a great work of literature a la Hemingway or Pynchon, but the writing is nonetheless very good. The story line, if stripped to its bones and with a conventional heroine, would be a very nice YA romance with twists. My own life experience, however, made me cry, literally, at all the heartaches and insults that Amanda endured, I know them too well. Yeah, the ending was schmaltz befitting a YA romance, but I don't begrudge it for a minute. If Ms Russo can attract YA readers I would personally canonize her, if it was possible. I would canonize her because I can testify that the slights, the insults, the bullying described so well by Ms, Russo are a matter of fact. The happy ending, as bittersweet as it was, is only possible for some of us. I'm one and I hope Ms. Russo is, also.Thank you, Meredith.Lordes

I love good YA. I love books that remind you so vividly what it was like to be a teenager. This book does that while also bringing you inside what it would be like to be a trans teenager. The topics that get thrown around as political fodder are made human, identifiable, emotional through the experiences of Amanda. I would be amazed any author could achieve this but I have followed Meredith Russo on Twitter for months now and I think she is incredibly smart and talented (and really funny - you should follow her). I cried (and cried - I think if I sat for a minute and thought about it I might cry again) because Amanda and her story are amazing but I cried hardest reading the author's note because unlike some tear jerkers the pain Amanda faces likely pales in comparison to what actual trans men and women face. And that is the power of a book written by an "own voice" I think. You should go buy this book, a box of tissues, clear a long afternoon and read it straight through.

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