Not Like Other Girls

Jo, a former high-school girl, is trying to find her former best friend Maddie, who disappeared. To do so, she needs to get back in with the group of classmates who have shut her out, including the boys who betrayed her and the clique of girls who whisper behind her back. The only way back in is through Hudson, an old fling with his own reasons for finding Maddie. As the truth about Maddie's disappearance comes to light, so do long-hidden secrets from Jo's past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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

Weight: 312g
Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526669865