Some Girls Do
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars. Now available in paperback!
Morgan, an elite track athlete, is forced...
Morgan, an elite track athlete, is forced...
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In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl, an openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars. Now available in paperback!Morgan, an elite track athlete, is forced to transfer high schools late in her senior year after it turns out being queer is against her private Catholic school's code of conduct. There, she meets Ruby, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants, the latter to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. The two are drawn to each other and can't deny their growing feelings. But while Morgan-out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start-doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, Ruby isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, will they be able to go the distance together?
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1Ruby
There s an art to the extraction. First, I take Tyler s arm heavy across my stomach and slide my fingers beneath. I lift it slightly and move centimeter by centimeter to the right side of the bed. And when I m mostly free, I grab one of his pillows warmed by my own overthinking head and slip it under his arm. If I m lucky, he ll snuffle softly in the moonlight streaming into his messy bedroom, hug the pillow, and stay sleeping. If I m unlucky, he ll wake up and ask me where I m going: Ruby, just stay. Ruby, please. Ruby, it won t kill you to cuddle. I don t have the energy for that.
Tyler s messy brown hair falls into his face as he smiles in his sleep and hugs my pillow replacement a little tighter. I got lucky tonight in every sense of the word. I grab my boots, leftovers from one of the ten million Western-themed pageants I ve smiled my way through over the years, and creep out the front door barefoot, careful not to let the screen door slam and wake his parents.
The motion-sensor light clicks on as I shove my feet into my boots and make a beeline for my car, my soul, my lifeline: my baby-blue 1970 Ford Torino. Yes, it s old as hell, but it s the one thing in this world that s truly mine. I bought it, rusted and rotten, off my great-aunt Maeve s estate for three hundred bucks. I painstakingly put it back together, scavenging pieces from junkyards and flea markets. I restored it to its current state of splendor. Me. I did that.
Okay, so maybe I had a little help from Billy Jackson, the town s least-crooked mechanic, but still.
I climb inside and shift it into neutral, taking off the emergency brake and letting the car coast backward down Tyler s long hill of a driveway and into the street, where I finally flick the ignition. It rumbles to life, the sound closer to a growl than a purr. I resist the urge to rev the engine god, I love that sound and point my car toward home, feeling loose and boneless,
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relaxed and happy, content in the way one only can during that tiny glint of freedom between chores and obligations.
Not that Tyler is an obligation or a chore, for that matter. He s nice enough, our time together fun and consensual. In another universe, we d probably be dating. But we live in this one, and in this universe, I love exactly two things: sleep and my car.
Tyler is a great stress reliever, an itch to scratch, a good time had by all. Nothing else. We have an arrangement, a friends-with-benefits sort of thing. No strings. If he called me tomorrow and said he wanted to ask a girl out, I d say Go for it as long as it isn t me and I d mean it. I hope he d say the same. Which is why I m driving home from his house two hours after getting a text that simply said: big game tomorrow, you around?
Be still my heart.
But then, a couple weeks ago, I texted him: pageant in the AM, come distract me? And he was crawling through my window within minutes.
See, it s not an all-the-time thing; it s an as-needed thing. Some people get high; Tyler and I get twenty minutes of consensual, safe sex always use a condom, people and a subsequent awkward exchange about how my leaving right after makes him feel weird. Thus, the sneaking out once he falls asleep: the ideal compromise, at least on my end.
I pull into the dirt-patch driveway in front of my trailer. It might not seem like much to some, but it s ours and it s home. Just me and my mom. Well, some of the time, anyway. The better times.
But the lights are still on in the kitchen, the TV flickering in the living room, and my heart sinks. Mom works the overnight shift cleaning offices, and her car s not here, whic
Not that Tyler is an obligation or a chore, for that matter. He s nice enough, our time together fun and consensual. In another universe, we d probably be dating. But we live in this one, and in this universe, I love exactly two things: sleep and my car.
Tyler is a great stress reliever, an itch to scratch, a good time had by all. Nothing else. We have an arrangement, a friends-with-benefits sort of thing. No strings. If he called me tomorrow and said he wanted to ask a girl out, I d say Go for it as long as it isn t me and I d mean it. I hope he d say the same. Which is why I m driving home from his house two hours after getting a text that simply said: big game tomorrow, you around?
Be still my heart.
But then, a couple weeks ago, I texted him: pageant in the AM, come distract me? And he was crawling through my window within minutes.
See, it s not an all-the-time thing; it s an as-needed thing. Some people get high; Tyler and I get twenty minutes of consensual, safe sex always use a condom, people and a subsequent awkward exchange about how my leaving right after makes him feel weird. Thus, the sneaking out once he falls asleep: the ideal compromise, at least on my end.
I pull into the dirt-patch driveway in front of my trailer. It might not seem like much to some, but it s ours and it s home. Just me and my mom. Well, some of the time, anyway. The better times.
But the lights are still on in the kitchen, the TV flickering in the living room, and my heart sinks. Mom works the overnight shift cleaning offices, and her car s not here, whic
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Autoren-Porträt von Jennifer Dugan
Jennifer Dugan is a writer, a geek, and a romantic who writes the kinds of stories she wishes she’d had growing up. She’s the author of the graphic novel Coven, as well as the young adult novels Playing For Keeps, The Last Girls Standing, Melt With You, Some Girls Do, Verona Comics, and Hot Dog Girl, which was called “a great, fizzy rom-com” by Entertainment Weekly and “one of the best reads of the year, hands down” by Paste magazine. She lives in upstate New York with her family, their dog, a strange kitten who enjoys wearing sweaters, and an evil cat who is no doubt planning to take over the world. You can visit Jennifer at JLDugan.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @JL_Dugan.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jennifer Dugan
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2022, 352 Seiten, Maße: 13,7 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593112555
- ISBN-13: 9780593112557
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearA YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
An ALA Rainbow Book List Selection
A smart, heartfelt teen romance. NPR
Dugan returns to the sweet Sapphic vibes of Hot Dog Girl with this newest, about two girls with undeniable chemistry and one big obstacle to being together. BuzzFeed
An empathetic, relatable love story, Some Girls Do might be Jennifer Dugan s best novel to date. Bust
Swoony romance with well-crafted multidimensional characters rarely seen in young adult literature, making for a fast-paced read you won t want to put down . . . A thoughtful exploration of coming out and safety, a necessary conversation for those within the queer community. Culturess
* Heartfelt and thoughtful . . . An entertaining enemies-to-lovers romance. Shelf Awareness, starred review
Succeeds in its portrayal of serious issues coupled with the giddy adrenaline rush of first love . . . Dugan nails the young adult voice. Morgan and Ruby are fully realized and age-appropriately flawed. School Library Journal
A nuanced sapphic romance that guides its heroines as they struggle with their identities and discover their voices. A quietly powerful addition to the canon. Booklist
Dugan gives each protagonist a distinct voice and compelling point of view, and readers will sympathize with their challenges as they find their ways to love . . . A complex and poignant queer romance. Kirkus Reviews
A sweet novel that offers plenty of rough edges and no easy answers. BookPage
An enjoyable romantic tale. Publishers Weekly
Come for the joy of seeing the beauty queen get the girl; stay for the compassionate exploration of queer visibility in all its complexity. Some Girls Do is beautiful, necessary, and completely irresistible. Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Earnest, wistful, romantic, and real, Some Girls
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Do captures butterflies-in-your-stomach, most-important-thing-ever first love and still finds room to explore the messiness of coming out and coming of age queer. Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue
Dugan s best yet! Some Girls Do is bright and aching, with a beautifully rendered relationship at its heart. Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
Dugan delivers a story full of nuance, longing, and incredible growth. Some Girls Do is queer romance at its best. Isabel Sterling, author of These Witches Don t Burn
Dugan s best yet! Some Girls Do is bright and aching, with a beautifully rendered relationship at its heart. Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
Dugan delivers a story full of nuance, longing, and incredible growth. Some Girls Do is queer romance at its best. Isabel Sterling, author of These Witches Don t Burn
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