Some Girls do

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Dugan, Jennifer, Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dugan, Jennifer
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Dugan, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dugan, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dugan, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dugan, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / General / Dugan, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"An openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars"-- Provided by publisher.
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. She meets Ruby, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. While drawn to each other, Morgan-- out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start-- doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, and Ruby is not ready to come out yet. -- adapted from jacket

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We love to see it submitted by laursanc6 on June 23, 2021, 10:22pm Some Girls Do is a YA contemporary queer romance that follows the love story of a gay track star and a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen who loves fixing up old cars. Morgan has always been a runner and with a D1 offer she's already set to continue her track career. Until she's forced to transfer from her ultra conservative private Catholic high school late in her senior year due to "queerness being against the school's code of conduct". This puts her college offer on the line as she has to decide whether it's worth it to pursue a lawsuit and lose her offer or give in to the demands and hopefully get that offer back. At her new high school she meets Ruby who is not only a local beauty pageant competitor but also an avid automotive fan. But Ruby bears the pressure of her overbearing mother who pushes her to compete in pageants to live out her missed dreams despite Ruby's dislike of them. Despite a rocky first meeting (or two or three) the two are drawn to each and as their feelings grow so do their problems. Morgan is out and proud and ready to live her life in the open without hiding her relationship with Ruby. But, Ruby isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, can they go the distance together?

Let me start by saying contemporary YA isn't usually my cup of tea but I was really looking to expand my reading and explore more sapphic books and this cover was just so gorgeous I knew I had to try it. That being said this book blew away my expectations. I think this was so interesting and I really like character based stories so I was very invested in the story immediately. I loved seeing a ton of LGBTQ+ representation and I think the situations that this book dealt with were done well (at least to me) and I really felt like I learned a lot of about the community and situations they face. This was an awesome coming of age love story that drew me in and it had the right amount of angst (let's call it that) and romance that had me flipping the page for more.

Now where this book falls short for me is that I think it could have been a little longer. There were a few characters and plot lines that I feel like didn't go anywhere and left me with questions and unfinished stories. What happens with Tyler? Does Morgan ever get through to her friends? I was actually really invested them and I think they should have been addressed more because I have questions. What about Ruby's track career? What about Ruby's mom?!? I also wish there had been a bit more slow burn because Morgan and Ruby basically had feelings for each other right away and I wanted a bit more development. Anyway that's really where I felt like the book didn't meet my expectations.

Overall, please go read this book it was so poignant and I really loved it.