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Some Girls Do

By: Jennifer Dugan
Narrated by: Nora Hunter, Bailey Carr
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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.

“Earnest, wistful, romantic, and real.” —Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue
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, can they go the distance together?

“Beautiful, necessary, and completely irresistible.” —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Dating & Sex Difficult Situations Family & Relationships LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Romance Dating LGBTQIA+ Feel-Good Heartfelt Teen Romance
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Critic reviews

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
A 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 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

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this book is so cute i absolutely adored it!! the story the characters the development at the end!?! it all wraps up so nicely and i absolutely love this book

so cute!

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I loved everything about the book. Once I started listening I was invested with the outcome. It was a great coming to age romance story, that wasn't all butterflies and sunshine

Great Book

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I've read this one more times than any other book! It holds a special place in my heart. It was one of the first sapphic books I read when I started getting into reading, and the story just spoke to me. I could relate to both Ruby and Morgan (in my youth, of course, lol). Their struggles, their passions, their angst... it was familiar.

Now Ruby and Morgan are obviously extremely different, but I love stories where they just couldn't deny the attraction. They had a lot going against them, and nothing was easy for them, but they were both tough and resilient. I truly enjoyed their journey.

And the narrators were amazing! I decided to give the audiobook a try and I was not disappointed!! They provided a new level of enjoyment for one of my favorite books 🥰

An Absolute Favorite!!

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It was fairly grounded in it's setting. It was told well and was highly enjoyable. My biggest nitpick was forgetting who was talking at the time and having to memorize at least one of their names cus I'm bad with names and their narrators blend together too easily at times. That aside, I liked this one. Had a fair bit of slice of life and a few good cute scenes of them just being happy. There was admittedly a lot of teen drama and a couple loose ends for me. But it was overall quote satisfying.

Made me cry too, but only a little.

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Amazing book! Captured so many real moments of being closeted and In love! Shot me back in time to when I was in their shoes

Loved every second

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