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Girl Mans Up

M-E Girard

CELA Library

Type:

Fiction

Category:

Romance

Theme:

General

Language:

English

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Grade Level:

9

Age Range:

14

Accessible Format Availability:

CELA Library

Where to buy it

Amazon
Indigo

Description

All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she’s always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it? They think the way she looks and acts means she’s trying to be a boy-that she should quit trying to be something she’s not. If she dresses like a girl, and does what her folks want, it will show respect. If she takes orders and does what her friend Colby wants, it will show her loyalty. But respect and loyalty, Pen discovers, are empty words. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth-that in order to be who she truly wants to be, she’ll have to man up.

Contributors

M-E Girard lives just outside Toronto, Canada, where she splits her time between writing YA fiction about badass teen girls and working nights as a pediatric nurse. A 2013 and 2015 Lambda Literary Fellow, M-E is a proud feminist who is endlessly fascinated by the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding the concept of gender. You can find her online at www.megirard.com and all over social media.

Formats

ISBN13: 9781443447041

Publication Date: 09/06/2016

Price: $19.99 CAD

ISBN13: N/A

Awards

CBC Best Book of the Year

KOBO Emerging Writer Prize

Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year

White Pine Award Finalist

OLA Best Bets

William C. Morris Award Finalist

Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book

Lambda Literary Award

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