If I Was Your Girl

Meredith Russo

May 2016 · Sold by Flatiron Books

About this ebook

Meredith Russo's award-winning, big-hearted novel If I Was Your Girl is about being seen for who you really are, with a love story you can't help but root for!

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone.

But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past. But Amanda’s terrified that once she tells him the truth, he won't be able to see past it.

Because the secret that Amanda’s been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth cost Amanda her new life, and her new love?

Stonewall Book Award Winner
Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Outstanding Children's Literature
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
A Zoella Book Club Selection
A Bustle Best YA Book of the Year
IndieNext Top 10
One of Flavorwire’s 50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read

Ratings and reviews

A Polite Request: I use reader reviews to help me choose new books/authors. I won't invest time in "interesting story but shallow characters and needs editing - too many spelling and grammatical errors". PLEASE stop summarizing the book - I have already read the About This Book section. I'd like to know your thoughts on the story. Is it worth my time? Why or why not? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

I, as a trans woman, a poet, and a lover of books, absolutely love this book. It may not be entirely accurate to life, but that's not the point of this book. It is a doorway into the life of trans people. It's meant to show some of what us go through while also showing a good accepting environment. It is display of what should happen for us. Love for one's self and for others is a major theme here. It shows that one of only things we want is acceptance and love because so often are we hurt that we feel as if it's impossible to find such things. But after we find it we treasure it like nothing else. I hope all who read this realize the good love does for others, and how important it is for all of us to thrive. Love yourself and others. May the stars watch over you, and peace be within your heart.

This book was amazing. I wish there were a sequel... I would love to know where Amanda ends up and of her and Grant work things out. I didnt want it to end. We are all human regardless of gender... we shouls all love one another.

About the author

MEREDITH RUSSO was born, raised, and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her true self in late 2013 and never looked back. If I Was Your Girl was partially inspired by her experiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot of her time obsessing over video games and Star Wars.