Not Like Other Girls

Meredith Adamo

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Bloomsbury
30 April 2024

Thrillers (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Young Adult

Cheats. Liars. Fakes. Friends? A breathtaking contemporary YA thriller – serious questions and hot romance in an irresistible twisty mystery. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, We Were Liars and

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Jo used to be the perfect high-school girl – class president, popular, bright and successful. But when nude photos of her were leaked to the entire school, her grades plummeted, her friends fell away and now she's a reckless, difficult social outcast. The girl who 'deserved' it.

Then her former best friend Maddie disappears. Everyone else assumes Maddie has just run away but that doesn’t add up to Jo. To discover the truth, Jo needs to get back in with the group of classmates who have shut her out: the boys who betrayed her and the clique of girls who whisper behind her back. And she has to make it look as if she wants to be there.

The only way back in is through Hudson. An old fling with his own reasons for finding Maddie, he persuades Jo to fake date him. And it works. But as the truth about Maddie’s disappearance comes to light, so do long-hidden secrets from Jo’s past. Who is Jo really trying to find—Maddie, or the girl she herself used to be?

'Both a twisty mystery and a compelling, heartbreaking exploration of what it's like to be a teen girl. I absolutely loved this.' Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills

'Edgy and authentic, this [is a] stunning punch of a novel' Publishers Weekly

'Compulsively readable, this is a must-read for lovers of YA mysteries' Booklist

By: Meredith Adamo
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781526669865
ISBN 10: 1526669862
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 April 2024
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Meredith Adamo is a YA author with a master's degree in Youth Librarianship. She's based in hot, humid North Carolina, but she's originally from Rochester, New York. That's her favorite place on the planet and she can tell you all about Rochester's speciality dish, a Garbage Plate. Don't ask... Meredith likes to write about girls who can make you laugh and break your heart - ideally on the same page. Her non-writing interests include collecting vintage bakeware, crocheting the ugliest blankets you've ever seen and grocery shopping. Not Like Other Girls is her debut novel.

Reviews for Not Like Other Girls

The gradual reveal of Jo’s heartbreaking social history involving betrayal, bullying, and multiple instances of sexual harassment and assault, provide a strong emotional grounding. . . Jo is an authentic, multidimensional character. . . A thoughtful and thought-provoking feminist tale woven into an expansive mystery * Kirkus *