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About the Author
About the Author
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
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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