Always the New Girl: An inspiring YA novel about embracing change head on

Kelly Vincent

Mar 2026 · KV BOOKS LLC

About this ebook

She’s tired of being a nomad. Beginning junior year in a new location, can she build independence and a future?

Sierra Vista, Arizona. Sarah Redmond struggles to start over yet again. Constantly moving because of her flighty mom, the lonely teen feels like she’s forever on the outside looking in on other kids’ lasting friendships. But after meeting classmates who share her knitting passion and befriending a boy who inspires her to strive for greatness, she hopes a social breakthrough is finally in the cards.

Overcoming a mean girl’s machinations, a lucrative business that backfires, and a deadbeat dad who fails her once again, the young woman’s confidence soars. But just as she dares to dream that college and a well-paying career might be a real possibility, her mother decides it’s time to pull up barely set roots.

Can Sarah keep her burgeoning aspirations alive?

Always the New Girl is a novel made up of six interconnecting stories about a high schooler who wants to belong. If you like heroines who grow, found families, and beating the odds, then you’ll love Kelly Vincent’s coming-of-age tale.

Buy Always the New Girl to break the cycle today!

***Now with the prequel Binding Off at the end!***

Kudos for the book:

First place in the 2023 National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Award, YA Novel

Finalist in the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Young New Adult Fiction (17+)

Finalist in the 2023 Book Excellence Award, Young Adult Fiction (2023)

Quarterfinalist in the 2021 BookLife Prize for Fiction, Young Adult & Middle Grade

Ratings and reviews

4.5 STARS*This book is a fun, entertaining, intriguing, inspiring, encouraging, coming-of-age read that perfectly captures the essence of those awkwardly, uncomfortable teenage years. This book follows Sarah, a thoughtful teenager obsessed w/knitting & running a popular YouTube channel who just moved to Arizona with her mom. While Sarah hoped to make new friends at her new school, instead, she is bullied & in the act of seeking revenge stumbles upon a new side business. rcvd free copy for review

About the author

Kelly Vincent wrangles data weekdays and spends the rest of her time playing with words. She grew up in Oklahoma but has moved around quite a bit, with Glasgow, Scotland being her favorite stop. She now lives near Seattle with three cats who help her write her stories by strategically walking across the keyboard, with her first novel, Finding Frances, a fine example of this technique. She has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Oklahoma City University’s Red Earth program. Find her at kellyvincent.net and @kvbooks on Instagram.