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    Bad Girls Never Say Die
    Bad Girls Never Say Die
    Bad Girls Never Say Die
    Audiobook8 hours

    Bad Girls Never Say Die

    Written by Jennifer Mathieu

    Narrated by Sandy Rustin

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    A gripping, gender-flipped reimagining of The Outsiders that explores the deep bonds of female friendship and what it takes to be a "bad girl"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 a sinister encounter 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 redefine what it means to be a bad girl and rethink everything she knew about loyalty.

    In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu puts a female twist on S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 21, 2021
    ISBN9781705061770
    Author

    Jennifer Mathieu

    Jennifer Mathieu is the author of Devoted, Afterward, The Liars of Mariposa Island, and The Truth About Alice, which won the Teen Choice Debut Author Award. Her 2017 novel, Moxie, was developed into a film by Amy Poehler for Netflix. Jennifer teaches high school English in Texas, where she lives in the Houston area with her husband and son.

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    • 3/5
      Thanks to Roaring Brook Press, Jennifer Mathieu, and Netgalley for the chance to read this advanced copy in return for an honest review.

      Evie Barnes, along with her friends Connie, Sunny, and Juanita, is considered the bad girls of Eastside. They are the girls the whole town talks about and expect bad things from. As the group hangs out at the movies, Evie goes off on her own and is almost assaulted by one of the rich boys who are there. Evie's life is saved by the new girl in town who does more than she set out to do. The girls must band together to explain what happened and free an innocent man.

      This book has been billed as a female version of The Outsiders and I can see why. There were a few places throughout the story where I felt it lagged a bit but altogether it was a well-told story of female loyalty and the strength of their friendship. I have never read anything by this author but I am very interested in reading more and becoming acquainted with her writing.