What Kind of Girl

by Alyssa Sheinmel

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Pub Date Feb 01 2020 | Archive Date Feb 08 2020

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Teens & YA

Description

Girl in Pieces meets Moxie in this unflinching exploration of all the hurts young women endure

The girls at North Bay Academy are taking sides. It all started when Mike Parker’s girlfriend showed up with a bruise on her face. Or, more specifically, when she walked into the principal’s office and said Mike hit her. But the students have questions: Why did she go to the principal and not the police? Why did she stay so long if he was hurting her? Obviously, if it’s true, Mike should be expelled. But is it true? Some girls want to rally for his expulsion—and some want to rally around Mike. The only thing that the entire student body can agree on? Someone is lying. And the truth has to come out.

Girl in Pieces meets Moxie in this unflinching exploration of all the hurts young women endure

The girls at North Bay Academy are taking sides. It all started when Mike Parker’s girlfriend showed up...

Advance Praise

Praise for A Danger to Herself and Others:

"A compelling and beautifully told story about one girl's struggle with mental illness that will keep you breathless until the last, stunning page." —Kathleen Glasgow, author of the New York Times bestselling Girl in Pieces

"A tense and terrific read." —Natalie D. Richards, author Six Months Later and One Was Lost

"A great story full of mystery, heartbreak, and hope." —Jennifer Shaw Wolf, author Dead Girls Don't Lie and Breaking Beautiful

"Intense, compelling, and wholly original." —Kerry Kletter, author The First Time She Drowned

"A thrilling page-turner and worthy choice for high school libraries." —School Library Journal STARRED Review

"A respectful, authentic rendering of mental illness and treatment." —Kirkus Reviews

"[A] compelling character... a nuanced exploration of mental illness." —Booklist

Praise for A Danger to Herself and Others:

"A compelling and beautifully told story about one girl's struggle with mental illness that will keep you breathless until the last, stunning page."...