{"product_id":"9781250232588","title":"Bad Girls Never Say Die","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBad Girls Never Say Die\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jennifer Mathieu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMoxie\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gripping gender-flipped reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders \u003c\/i\u003ethat explores the deep bonds of female friendship and what it takes to be a \"bad girl.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1964. Houston, Texas. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvie Barnes is a bad girl. So are all her friends. They’re the sort who wear bold makeup, laugh too loud, and run around with boys. Most of all, they protect their own against the world. So when Evie is saved from a sinister encounter by a good girl from the \"right\" side of the tracks, every rule she's always lived by is called into question. Now she must redefine what it means to be a bad girl and rethink everything she knew about loyalty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu puts a female twist on S. E. Hinton's \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBad Girls Never Say Die \u003c\/i\u003ehas all the drama and heartache of that teen classic, but with a feminist take just right for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBad Girls Never Say Die\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Mathieu has created a story that is wholly her own, and what a mighty story it is.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] bold feminist take on \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders \u003c\/i\u003e... This important, thought provoking read will no doubt have a lasting impression on readers.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Jennifer Mathieu has rather ingeniously taken the social dynamics of \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/i\u003e and refocused them on a pack of teenage girls... a worthy expansion.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Evie—loyal, searching, smarter than she realizes—Mathieu (\u003ci\u003eThe Liars of Mariposa Island\u003c\/i\u003e) has created an earnest, memorable character.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging dialogue and melodramatic plot twists keep pages turning as the girls’ unlikely bond is solidified and the star-crossed lovers’ sad story unfolds. This book holds its own as a standalone novel and offers lots of opportunities for discussion as a companion read to Hinton’s.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders \u003c\/i\u003e... the feeling Evie expresses over being stuck in her teenage trappings will ring true to many, and her efforts to eschew gender expectations will be felt by any teens who face gender-discriminatory dress codes at school.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended for the classroom or to give to budding social activists.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250232588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40780694323406,"sku":"9781250232588","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a078fee7-9211-438e-a6dc-9df0fba176b6.jpg?v=1644845425","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250232588","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}