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This book quite simply NEEDS to be taught in high schools. I think it's true of any book that they give us the unique opportunity of truly walk in someone else's shoes. JUST ANOTHER GIRL really takes that idea to the next level by delivering a powerful multi-POV story in which we truly get to see how wrong our perceptions of other people can be, and how our misconceptions of the perceived perfection of someone else's life can be not only entirely false but also dangerous.

This book really tackles the girl-on-girl hate that exists both in literature and in society today. It forces us to take a step back and realize that we never truly know what is going on in another person's life or what they may be struggling with despite appearances. This is such an important lesson and one that definitely needs to be taught to people of all ages but is so, so critical for young adults to learn.

I also loved how this book takes the love triangle trope and really turns it on its head, resulting in a romantic outcome that is both satisfying and wholly unexpected.

I adored this story and simply cannot recommend this book to young readers highly enough.


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Just Another Girl Elizabeth Eulberg Books Reviews

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book. It seemed like it might just be a light contemporary, but it ended up digging deeper into some tough issues than I expected. Honestly, Hope was a little hard to like—I wasn’t a fan of her plan to try and steal her best friend away from his girlfriend, Parker. But I did feel for her—she had spent years pining after this boy who seemed to understand her so completely and knew her better than anyone else. In her mind, it was only Parker that was keeping them apart.

When the book switches to Parker’s POV, you start to see how wrong we can read people and how often in conflicts it’s all a matter of perspective. When we see Parker through Hope’s eyes, we see a needy, standoffish girl who rarely smiles and expects her boyfriend to sacrifice his time and energy for her whims. When we see the world from Parker’s POV, we realize just how wrong Hope has been reading her (and, also, in some ways, how Parker is making incorrect assumptions about Hope). I LOVED this concept and Eulberg’s revelations about how we can so easily misinterpret another person’s words and actions, especially when we don’t know their whole story. This concept was fascinating to me, and the fact that Hope truly learned some lessons on perspective salvaged her character for me. This book gets 4/5 stars from me.

***Disclosure I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
Just Another Girl is an intense realistic contemporary novel filled with friendship, unrequited love, deep pain, self-sacrifice, misunderstandings, secrets, tremendous compassion, family dynamics and RUBE GOLDBERG inventions, all sprinkled with Elizabeth Eulberg's wonderful sense of humor. A fast, easy read perfect for all, but especially reluctant readers.

What I love about this novel
1. Two best friends—Hope and Brady. Hope has been crushing on Brady forever. The portrayal of this relationship was so authentic.
2. Brady has a girlfriend, Parker, who's life is in absolute shambles. The way Brady supports Parker is incredible and deeply touching.
3. The jealously that Hope feels toward Parker felt so authentic to me. Having mentored many YA girls, I've heard that intense longing for a boy who doesn't like them back, at least not in the same way, and how these girls are envious of the one the boy did choose. Spot on, in my opinion!
4. Judging others. Oh there is a lot of judging going on, and, again, I felt like this was spot on. The quick judgments teens make about others, the assumptions about someone else's life really resonated with the experiences I've had with many teens. It's not easy to think about what another person might be going through, but Just Another Girl will help YA pause and think about all those judgments they're making toward others.
5. Families. Elizabeth portrays different types of families, specifically parents—the worst and the best and how a teen might perceive their own parents and the parents of their friends. Again, been there, done that. SPOT ON!
6. Elizabeth tackled some really difficult issues here. Why does someone stay in a relationship when they aren't in love with the other person? Why would a person choose to keep secrets? What's really cool about this book is that Elizabeth is showing different sides/perspectives to the same situation. How often are those cues misread?
7. A note to readers Elizabeth put a note in the back of the book. I read it BEFORE I read the novel, so that influenced in a positive way my view of what was about to unfold on the page. I actually recommend it because having some understanding into the mind and thought process of the author isn't a bad thing—at least that's my perspective!

This is an important novel that shows the power of kindness and compassion and empathy. We need more of this! Highly recommend!!! (less)
Great for 12 year old girl summer reading.
This book quite simply NEEDS to be taught in high schools. I think it's true of any book that they give us the unique opportunity of truly walk in someone else's shoes. JUST ANOTHER GIRL really takes that idea to the next level by delivering a powerful multi-POV story in which we truly get to see how wrong our perceptions of other people can be, and how our misconceptions of the perceived perfection of someone else's life can be not only entirely false but also dangerous.

This book really tackles the girl-on-girl hate that exists both in literature and in society today. It forces us to take a step back and realize that we never truly know what is going on in another person's life or what they may be struggling with despite appearances. This is such an important lesson and one that definitely needs to be taught to people of all ages but is so, so critical for young adults to learn.

I also loved how this book takes the love triangle trope and really turns it on its head, resulting in a romantic outcome that is both satisfying and wholly unexpected.

I adored this story and simply cannot recommend this book to young readers highly enough.