By Jennifer Mathieu (author)
"Sisterhood across social divides and self-determination underpin this powerful gender-flipped re-invention of The Outsiders"
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December 2021 Book of the Month
Gritty, authentic and inspirational, Jennifer Mathieu’s Bad Girls Never Say Die explores the tangled aftermath of an assault with incredible power. There’s tragedy, there’s heartache and, above all, tremendous love felt through this story of a young woman who bravely resolves to forge her own path (“I refuse to live my life for someone else”). In short, it’s the perfect coming of age novel.
Like SE Hinton’s The Outsiders (on which this is based), Bad Girls Never Say Die is set in the sixties against a backdrop of deep social divide. Evie and her friends are from the wrong side of the tracks - bad girls who are seen as “trash.” But when Evie is assaulted by a rich kid, she’s saved by one of his kind - beautiful, wealthy Diane, but her sisterly action has tragic consequences.
Though set some decades ago, the themes of Bad Girls Never Say Die remain as resonant today - class division, class conflict, and the bad that comes from making judgements on the basis of background and appearance. Then there’s the friendship, peer pressure, loyalty, and falling in love. The unfair family expectations, troubled home-lives, and the fact that it’s “different for boys”, who are afforded greater far freedoms than girls. Gripping, relatable and emotionally engaging, Bad Girls Never Say Die is a triumph.
In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu reimagines S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders from a female perspective. Bad Girls Never Say Die has all the drama and heartache of that teen classic, but with a feminist take just right for our times.
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1964. Houston, Texas. Evie 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 being assaulted 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 rethink everything she knew about loyalty and learn that when girls stick together it doesn't matter whether they're 'good' or 'bad'.
A story of murder, secrets and tragedy from the author of Moxie - as seen on Netflix.
Jennifer Mathieu (It's pronounced Muh-two, but if you speak French you can pronounce it even better than that!) was born on the East Coast of America, to a mom from Cuba and a dad from Chile.
Jennifer is a former journalist who now teaches English to middle and high schoolers in Texas, where she now lives with her husband, son and rescue dog. Her favourite things to write about are - punk rock, women's rights, the 90s, zines, Texas, and interesting female protagonists. She writes contemporary YA fiction that treats teens like real people
Follow on Instagram: @authorjenmathieu
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Bad Girls Never Say Die and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Bad Girls Never Say Die features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), PSHE: Sexuality, Gender and Relationships, Romance / Relationship Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for Young Adults
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Bad Girls Never Say Die was written by Jennifer Mathieu and published by Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Bad Girls Never Say Die has 320 pages
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